Premium pages left without account:

Auction archive: Lot number 360

The Writings of Mark Twain - Autograph Edition

Estimate
US$2,000 - US$3,000
Price realised:
US$2,040
Auction archive: Lot number 360

The Writings of Mark Twain - Autograph Edition

Estimate
US$2,000 - US$3,000
Price realised:
US$2,040
Beschreibung:

Title: The Writings of Mark Twain - Autograph Edition Author: Twain, Mark Place: Hartford, Conn. Publisher: American Publishing Company Date: 1899-1907 Description: 25 volumes. Illustrated. (8vo) 21x14 cm (8¼x5½") period three-quarter green morocco and marbled boards, spines gilt, top edges gilt, other edges untrimmed. No. 327 of 512 sets of the Autograph Edition. Signed by the author as both Mark Twain and S.L. Clemens in the first volume and by Charles Dudley Warner in Volume 10. Also signed by Brander Matthews at the end of his preface to Volume 1, as issued. Several of the frontispieces signed by the artists, including: Peter Newell, A.B. Frost, Charles N. Flagg, E.W. Kemble, Karl Gerhardt Dan Beard, etc. Lot Amendments Condition: Bindings worn, spines faded and leather a bit dry, chipping to a few spine ends, several volumes with joints and/or hinges cracked; contents near fine. Offered as is. Item number: 275680

Auction archive: Lot number 360
Auction:
Datum:
6 Oct 2016
Auction house:
PBA Galleries
1233 Sutter Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
United States
pba@pbagalleries.com
+1 (0)415 9892665
+1 (0)415 9891664
Beschreibung:

Title: The Writings of Mark Twain - Autograph Edition Author: Twain, Mark Place: Hartford, Conn. Publisher: American Publishing Company Date: 1899-1907 Description: 25 volumes. Illustrated. (8vo) 21x14 cm (8¼x5½") period three-quarter green morocco and marbled boards, spines gilt, top edges gilt, other edges untrimmed. No. 327 of 512 sets of the Autograph Edition. Signed by the author as both Mark Twain and S.L. Clemens in the first volume and by Charles Dudley Warner in Volume 10. Also signed by Brander Matthews at the end of his preface to Volume 1, as issued. Several of the frontispieces signed by the artists, including: Peter Newell, A.B. Frost, Charles N. Flagg, E.W. Kemble, Karl Gerhardt Dan Beard, etc. Lot Amendments Condition: Bindings worn, spines faded and leather a bit dry, chipping to a few spine ends, several volumes with joints and/or hinges cracked; contents near fine. Offered as is. Item number: 275680

Auction archive: Lot number 360
Auction:
Datum:
6 Oct 2016
Auction house:
PBA Galleries
1233 Sutter Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
United States
pba@pbagalleries.com
+1 (0)415 9892665
+1 (0)415 9891664
Try LotSearch

Try LotSearch and its premium features for 7 days - without any costs!

  • Search lots and bid
  • Price database and artist analysis
  • Alerts for your searches
Create an alert now!

Be notified automatically about new items in upcoming auctions.

Create an alert