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TWAIN, MARK. The Writings . . . the Definitive Edition. 37 volumes. Illustrated with gravure plates from photographs, paintings, and drawings. 8vo, publisher's blue cloth with printed paper spine label over boards, mostly unopened, overall fraying to spine tips, rubbing to extremities with light exposure, some staining and surface blemishes to a few volumes, few volumes showing small chips to spine, labels browned with small chips or worming to approximately 7 volumes affecting lettering on a few; intermittent mild dampstaining to preliminaries and endleaves largely confined to gutters. New York: Gabriel Wells, 1922-23-25
number 893 of 1924 sets with twain's signature in volume one as well as that of Albert Bigelow Paine with the note that Twain's signature was prepared in 1906 in anticipation of this edition of his works. Volumes 36 and 37 (often lacking) comprise the Life of Twain by Paine, and are present in this set. sold as is. BAL 3691.
