Jun 20, 2013 - Sale 2319

Sale 2319 - Lot 279

Unsold
Estimate: $ 1,200 - $ 1,800
TWAIN, MARK. A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court. 2 page publisher's advertisement at end. Numerous illustrations by Dan Carter Beard. 8vo, rebound in full green polished calf, covers with double-ruled gilt borders, spine gilt lettered and tooled in compartments, morocco lettering labels in 2, all edges gilt, turn-ins, by Bayntun Riviere, few small bumps to covers; lacking half-title, publisher's olive-green cloth bound in at end; slipcase, shelfwear. New York: Charles L. Webster, 1889

Additional Details

first edition, second state; page 59 without ornamental "S" between the words "The King." A clean, attractive copy, handsomely rebound. BAL 3429; Johnson pp. 50-52.