Available Copies from Independent Booksellers
Price: US$6.29 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Spine Faded With Denting At Ends. Boards Clean, Board Corners Dented. All Pages Clean And Tightly Bound
Seller: Stirling Books, Stirling, United Kingdom
Price: US$6.36 + shipping
Description: hardback, 8vo, 362pp, 3 illustrations, clean and sound, no inscriptions, red cloth, gilt decs and titles, spine faded, Good / no dustwrapper
Seller: BRIMSTONES, Lewes, United Kingdom
Twain, Mark. Christian Science. Harper & Brothers, New York, 1907.
Price: US$7.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Dark green cloth boards rubbed, lightly chipped. Pages clean, text has no markings, binding sound. Size: 8vo - 7¾" - 9¾" Tall
Seller: Top Notch Books, Tolar, TX, U.S.A.
Price: US$9.77 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 362 p. Ill. Call number and stamps (some on edge) of library.
Seller: Livresse, Gatineau, QC, Canada
Twain, Mark. Christian Science. Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1907.
Price: US$9.90 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Red Covered Boards, Volume 25 Of Author's National Edition Of The Writings Of Mark Twain, Mild Shelfwear And Edgewear, Tanning From Age, Otherwise An Unmarked, Clean, And Solid Copy
Seller: Small World Books, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$10.15 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: No dust jacket. Good hardcover with some shelfwear; may have previous owner's name inside. Standard-sized.
Seller: Midtown Scholar Bookstore, Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.
Price: US$10.18 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Inscription to front free end paper. Previouw owners label to front pastedown, otherwise a lightly worn copy.
Seller: Webbooks, Wigtown, Wigtown, United Kingdom
Price: US$11.13 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1907. Harper and Brothers Publishers . Hardcover. ACCEPTABLE Gilt title, blue boards. Library binding, rebound, ex library, usual stamps and labels. 8x5.
Seller: Cambridge Rare Books, Cambridge, GLOUC, United Kingdom
Twain, Mark. Christian Science - Authorized Edition. Harper & Bros, NY, 1907.
Price: US$12.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Dark Green Cover with Black & Gold lettering on spine - The Complete Works of Mark Twain Authorized Edition
Seller: Pepper's Old Books, Hanson, KY, U.S.A.
Price: US$12.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: olive green c. w/gilt spine titles; 364 clean, unmarked pages Size: 12 vo
Seller: Dorley House Books, Inc., Hagerstown, MD, U.S.A.
TWAIN Mark. Christian Science. Harper and Brothers 1907 (reprint), 1907.
Price: US$12.72 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: with notes containing corrections to date, original cloth, spine bumped and a trifle sunned, very good; 362 pages.
Seller: Tiger books, Canterbury, United Kingdom
TWAIN, Mark. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE; With notes containing corrections to date. Harper, NY, 1907.
Price: US$14.00 + shipping
Description: 8vo, pp. 362. Illustrated with three photographs. VG. Twain's commentary on the sect.
Seller: Second Life Books, Inc., Lanesborough, MA, U.S.A.
Price: US$15.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Red cloth, slight edge rubbing, Spine slightly faded. Former owner's name inside front. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 362 pages
Seller: Liberty Book Shop, Avis, PA, U.S.A.
Price: US$15.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Green boards, gilt spine title, Vol 25. Corners sharp, front board a little wobbly but all pages firmly attached. Some shelf wear and fading. Pages clean and unmarked. This is the "Harpers & Brothers" edition, though published by Collier. This means that the original H & B edition was reprinted by Collier from the same sheets. This Collier edition is called the Author's National Edition, and has a note in Mark Twain's handwriting stating "This is the authorized Uniform Edition of my books. Mark Twain." Quiet Companion has 10 of the 25 volume set, for sale individually or as a set. Discounted price for the set. You will notice that my book descriptions are not generic, saying "may have." certain conditions. All descriptions are written with actual book in hand.
Seller: Quiet Companion, Tacoma, WA, U.S.A.
Price: US$15.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Volume number 25 of the author's national edition, very good maroon cloth hardcover with gilt letter to spine shows mild shelf wear and soil including touch of rubbing at edges and bumping to corners, tiny tears at spine ends, hint of exposure toning along spine, dulling to gilt at spine tail, staining at page for edges and some other mild trace wear. 362 pages with 3 black & white illustrations including frontispiece illustration of Twain. Still an attractive copy of this novel that makes up an installment in the works of Mark Twain.
Seller: Barker Books & Vintage, Helena, MT, U.S.A.
Mark Twain. Christian Science. Harper and Brothers, New York, 1907.
Price: US$16.95 + shipping
Description: Hard cover. No dj. 8vo. 362pp. Clean unmarked text. Very nice boards and binding. Satisfaction guaranteed.
Seller: History Bound LLC, Mendota, MN, U.S.A.
Twain, Mark. Christian science: With notes containing corrections to date. Harper & Bros, 1907.
Price: US$17.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description:
Seller: POQUETTE'S BOOKS, DEWITT, MI, U.S.A.
Mark Twain. Christian Science. Harper & Brother Publishers, 1907.
Price: US$17.01 + shipping
Description: Coll. "Author's National Edition". Vol. n°25. Texte en anglais / text in english ! Christian Science with notes containing corrections to date. 3 planches. Author's National Edition n°XXV. 13,5x19 cm. 362 p. Fort in-12° Etat correct. Plats légèrement défraîchis. Menus frottements. Papier bruni
Seller: Librairie du Bassin, Bordeaux, France
Price: US$19.75 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 6.75" tall; green cover; black oval on front with Twain's initials in gilt; 3 black title bands on spine with gilt lettering & rules; Twain's silhouette in circle on spine; 264pp; b/w frontis of Twain; 2 small punctures in spine & other wear to cover
Seller: THE OLD LIBRARY SHOP, Bethlehem, PA, U.S.A.
Twain, Mark. Christian Science. with notes containing corrections to date.. Harper's, c.1907, 1907.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Harper, NY c.1907, 1st. 8vo. cloth, 264pp., nicked spine caps, soiled covers, fair $
Seller: Harry Alter, Sylva, NC, U.S.A.
Price: US$23.48 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Good minus. Some shelf wear. Owner signature on fly. Spine is unglued. Text is clean and hinge is sound.
Seller: Webster's Bookstore Cafe, Inc., State College, PA, U.S.A.
Price: US$23.64 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1907. Hardcover. Good copy in original cloth covers. Title in gilt to spine and gilted illustration to cover. Light stains. Frontispiece present, remains good. . . . .
Seller: Kennys Bookshop and Art Galleries Ltd., Galway, GY, Ireland
Twain, Mark. Christian Science , with Notes Containing Corrections to Date. Harper & Brothers, 1907.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 12mo in red cloth, tight binding, clean unfoxed pages, none torn or marked, the covers have slight shelfwear, spine lightened and faintly marbeled, else VG to VG++, no DJ. Narration starts with the author, a patient suffering a serious fall on boulders is told that there is no such thing as pain by a Christian Science doctor. Etc etc. All illustrations present. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall
Seller: Mossback Books, hartland, MI, U.S.A.
Mark Twain. Christian Science (With Containing Corrections to Date). Harper & Brothers, 1907.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Cover is lightly scuffed and soiled. Spine is worn and shaken. Book plate on inside of front cover. Boards are detached but contained. Spine is cracked in several places. Edges of pages are soiled (not visible inside). Foxing on first few pages; inside is otherwise unmarked.
Seller: Moe's Books, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 34797 shelf. Bright gold-stamped red cloth. Very slightly cocked. No names, clean text. No dust jacket. "published February 1907" on copyright pg. With 2 b/w photos, tissue guard on frontispiece. Collectible condition! 362 p.
Seller: Gil's Book Loft, Binghamton, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Description: 362p. A red gilt cloth hardcover book in very good condition. Spine faded and early owner's inscription inside. White rub marks on spine as well. Otherwise, text clean and binding secure.
Seller: Kubik Fine Books Ltd., ABAA, Dayton, OH, U.S.A.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 362pp. Illustrated w three indexed, unpaginated bw photo plates. Church stamp on front endpapers and very faintly on cloth of front board. Red cloth w gold stamp crest on cover and gold lettering on spine. Light bumping to bottom corners. Joints and hinges sound. This edition published February, 1907, but is not a first state, first printing. Book One of this volume is a correction of "errors of judgement and of fact" contained in earlier publication on Christian Science (1903). Book Two was written in 1903 but remained unpublished till this 1907 volume. Its purpose "has been to present a character-portrait of Mrs. Eddy, drawn from her own acts and words solely. and to explain the nature and scope of her Monarchy, as revealed in the Laws by which she governs it, and which she wrote herself".
Seller: Post Horizon Booksellers, Moose Jaw, SK, Canada
Price: US$29.00 + shipping
Description: 362p. frontis.
Seller: J. Lawton, Booksellers, Readville, MA, U.S.A.
Twain, Mark. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE. Harpers, New York, 1907.
Price: US$29.95 + shipping
Description: Meets second state points except that date on frontis is 1906; Also, print quality looks ike a reprint; 362 pages. Very good condition except that front free end paper somewhat roughly removed.
Seller: By The Way Books, Richmond, TX, U.S.A.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 362 Pp. Red Cloth, Gilt, "Uniform Edition". Copyright 1907, "Published February 1907", No Later Printing Indicated, No Date On Title Page. Near Fine, Spine Has A Little Fading, Otherwise Bright And Clean, Remains Of Personal Bookplate On Front Pastedown.
Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
Twain, Mark. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE. Harper and Brothers, New York, 1907.
Price: US$31.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Red boards with gilt stamping. The spine is sunned. The contents show some light toning but complete and bright. Near Very Good.
Seller: Hoffman Books, ABAA, IOBA, Columbus, OH, U.S.A.
Price: US$31.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Twain, Mark. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE WITH NOTES CONTAINING CORRECTIONS TO DATE. London & New York: Harper & Brothers, 1907. First Edition, later impression with 18 titles listed in the Uniform Edition and 6 books listed under "other books by Mark Twain." In the original gilt stamped red cloth with a few spots to the spine, the spine is sunned and the front hinge is cracked. Former owner gift inscription on the front free endpaper. Otherwise, the contents are clean and complete. About Very Good.
Seller: Hoffman Books, ABAA, IOBA, Columbus, OH, U.S.A.
Mark Twain.. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE WITH NOTES CONTAINING CORRECTIONS TO DATE.. , 1907.
Price: US$31.80 + shipping
Description: 1907, New York, Harper & Brothers Publishers, pp362, black and white illustrations, red cloth.
Seller: Graham York Rare Books ABA ILAB, Honiton, United Kingdom
Price: US$32.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Slight edge wear top and bottom of spine, spine slightly faded, still a near very good copy with no dustjacket. Portrait frontis. 8vo. 362 pp. Hardcover, red cloth, gilt spine title, MT monogram device on cover. 1st edition, 2nd State with autobiography spelled correctly on page 123.
Seller: Zephyr Books, Reno, NV, U.S.A.
Price: US$37.50 + shipping
Description: First edition, late issue, with "published February, 1907" on copyright page, and the frontispiece with a facsimile rather than printed signature; but with 18 titles listed in the list of uniform works and list of illustrations set in 6 lines; 8vo, pp. [6], 362; frontispiece and two plates; full red publisher's cloth gilt; spine a touch sunned, bookplate of James Mead, Curator Emeritus of Marine Mammals at the Smithsonian on upper pastedown, title leaf starting, very good. Bookplate of James Mead. "Bibliographically the book presents one of the most difficult problems I have ever undertaken and even today, after years of study and comparison am I still unconvinced that I have been able to make any definite forward strides" (Merle Johnson, A Bibliography of the Works of Mark Twain, as quoted by BAL). BAL adds: "A continuation of the study leaves little to add to Johnson's statement. Examination indicates that there were several printings for the regularly issued trade edition and for the collected sets. BAL 3497; Johnson, p. 87.
Seller: Rulon-Miller Books (ABAA / ILAB), St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.
Price: US$38.16 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition thus. The Writings of Mark Twain, Limp Leather edition. Original full maroon leather covering thin card boards, gilt title and decoration at spine and blind-portrait at front, red endpapers and red ribbon-marker, frontis portrait. Slight wear and slight edge-fading, small tear at top of lower spine hinge, otherwise very good indeed.
Seller: ROBIN SUMMERS BOOKS LTD, Aldeburgh, United Kingdom
Price: US$40.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition, mixed state. Lists 18 title of the Uniform Edition of Mark Twain's Works. Red cloth, gilt-stamped "MT" emblem on front board and spine title. Frontispiece portrait of Mark Twain (1906). Very good with gutter before title page cracked, spine faded and tanned, else very good.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Description: Clean Near Fine + hard cover 1907 First Edition, later impression with 18 titles listed in the Uniform Edition and 6 books listed under "other books by Mark Twain." Has prior owner's gift inscription dating 1907. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Wm Burgett Bks and Collectibles, san diego, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: New York: Harper & Brothers, 1907 362 pp. Described on FFP as " Author's National Edition,The Writings of Mark Twain Vol XXV." Text is clean, tight and unmarked. Plate of Twain frontis plus two additional plates. Previous owner's bookplate on front endpapers, brief page notation on rear endpapers. Spine is rubbed and faded. Cloth. Good/No Jacket.
Seller: Catron Grant Books, Rio Rancho, NM, U.S.A.
Twain, Mark. Christian Science. Harper & Brothers, New York, 1907.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Red cloth with gilt, blindstamped decoration on front and gilt titles on spine. Spine lightly faded with some light corner bumps and a circular black spot (dime-sized) on the back cover and light streaks on front (see scan.) Square with a secure binding. Solid very good copy. This is a first edition, second state copy of Twain's scathing analysis of Christian Science, especially harsh in its portrayal of Mary Baker Eddy. Points: 18 titles listed in the advertisement of the Uniform Mark Twain set, six lines including heading of illustrations, and frontispiece has Twain facsimile signature and the date1906. ; B&W Photographs; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 362 pages
Seller: The Ridge Books, Calhoun, GA, U.S.A.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Very good first edition, SECOND state book, no dust jacket. Bright red cloth covered boards with author's initials within ears of corn illustration in gilt on the front panel; same illustration blind-stamped on back panel, gilt lettering and graphics on spine. Three b&w photos illustrations including frontispiece of Twain with tissue-guard. Spine is heavily sun faded. External page edges are age-darkened, and with faint indications of foxing. Gutter is split at title page and at pp. 266-267. Shadow transfer on back end paper and one place within text on pp. 52-53. Text pages are age-toned. A few occasional smudges, else internally clean. Text block is sound. Please use close-up options for best inspection and in support of condition description. Additional photos available at your request. Except for the UK and Canada, international destinations may require alternative methods of delivery and will result in additional shipping costs.
Seller: R & G Bliss Books, Excelsior, MN, U.S.A.
Twain, Mark. Christian Science. Harper & Bros, New York, 1907.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Red cloth with gilt lettering on spine and medallion on front. VERY GOOD two previous owner bookplates - one on front paste down, one on page opposite preface , 1 1/8" horizontal tear on title page at fore edge, a couple of small spots on endpapers, some spots to bottom edge, spine lightly faded - much less that usually found on this book, otherwise a nice tight copy.
Seller: Barrister, Inc., Davie, FL, U.S.A.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, 362 pages. In Very Good condition. Bound in publisher's decorated red cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Sunning to spine. Minor shelf wear. Ink staining to pages 2 and 3. Light age toning throughout. Shelved in Case 13. BAL 3497. 1376215. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Firm reading copy in library-made jacket under fresh mylar. Library has done a diligent job of protecting and conserving the amazing book.,
Seller: ProPen, Arcata, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$54.95 + shipping
Description: Very Good+ in boards. Aged glue on front spine edge.
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
Twain, Mark. Christian Science. Harper & Brothers, New York and London, 1907.
Price: US$57.50 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: published 1907, previous copyrights 1899, 1902, 1903, red hard cover, gold MTwith corn motif on front cover, gold lettering on spine, bumped rubbed, closed tear top edge of spine one half inch, cracked hinge FPEP, no FLEP, price pencilled on overleaf of illustration of Mark Twain, illustration has chips on forward edgeand small closed tear on top edge, text loose, total of three illustrations, Any picture found beside this listing may NOT actually be a picture of this book but a stock photo used by the listing site. 3 R's Used Books and Hannelore Headley Old & Fine Books, Inc. are committed to saving the trees one leaf at the time! Any picture found beside this listing may NOT actually be a picture of this book but a stock photo used by the listing site. 3 R's Used Books and Hannelore Headley Old & Fine Books, Inc. are committed to saving the trees one leaf at the time!
Seller: 3 R's Used Books/Hannelore Headley Old &, Port Robinson, ON, Canada
Mark Twain. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE. Harper & Brothers, New York, 1907.
Price: US$59.95 + shipping
Description: Very Good+ in leather wraps.
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$60.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: This book is bound in a red cloth with gilt lettered spine, embossed medallion covers - back is blind, front gilt. There is some corner bumping, edge wear. Fraying cloth upper corners, mostly front. Spine has sunned with light wear at head and foot. Some spotting and dirt. Endpapers slightly yellowed, no shadowing and hinges solid. Frontisportrait retains protective tissue, 2 more photographic plate illustrations. No ownership or other markings. Text is tight in binding. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Lowry's Books, Three Rivers, MI, U.S.A.
Twain, Mark. Christian Science with Notes Containing Corrections to Date. Harper & Bros., NY, 1907.
Price: US$60.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 362pp. Original red cloth with lettering and decorations stamped in gilt. Frontispiece portrait of Twain dated 1906. Second Issue with typos and broken type corrected, but with first issue points (six lines on the illustration list page, 14 titles listed in the "Works" advert, 1906 date on the frontis., February 1907 publication info on the copyright page). Spine a bit sunned with a series of tiny dots on the same. Corners bumped. Faint staining to the fore edge of the text block. Bookplates and bookseller's ticket to the front pastedown. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Jon Speed: The Book Scout, Azle, TX, U.S.A.
Price: US$60.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition, first state. Illustrated with frontis photo of Mark Twain and two other full-page photographs. Very good, binding cracked at title page, spine is slightly darkened, small nick to mid-spine front edge.
Seller: Illustrated Bookshelf, Flagstaff, AZ, U.S.A.
Twain, Mark. Christian Science. Harper & Brothers Publishers, New York, New York, U.S.A., 1907.
Price: US$60.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: The book is very good with slight edge wear, slight bump to lower front cover, some ink marks ? to back cover, some sunning to spine and previous owners name at top of front fly in pencil.First edition, second state with 18 titles printed in the list of Uniform Works on the copyright page, frontispiece dated 1906, a heavy "W" in "Why", p. 5, a decapitated 6 for page 61, a list of illustrations set in 6 lines and Autobiography" correctly spelled on page 123.
Seller: M. W. Cramer Rare and Out Of Print Books, Toronto, ON, Canada
Price: US$63.60 + shipping
Description: 8vo. 8 x 5.5 inches. [vi] + 362 pp. Bound in original red cloth, gilt, with gilt block including author's initials. A little wear to extremities and spine sunned. Some scattered foxing, including plate margins, but otherwise a very good copy. Bombay Bookseller's stamp. Signature on first free endpaper. Illustrated by 3 photographic plates, including portrait frontispiece with facsimile signature, protected by tissue guard. Decorated by device on title page. Two essays on Christian Science by Mark Twain collected into book form. The first part on religion and its healing claims in general and Christian Science in particular begins with a humorous fictitious article on his falling over a cliff in Austria and breaking some bones, and was published in Cosmopolitan in 1899. with later additional material. The second part with material written from 1903 takes the form of a critique of Mary Baker Eddy (1821-1910), the founder of the faith. In fact it may be considered that Twain displayed an ambivalent attitude to Christian Science, coupling hostility towards its founder, whom he also professed to admire, as a threat to US democracy, with an acceptance of some of its healing claims (see Squires, Healing the Nation, Indiana UP, 2017). ART / LITERATURE RELIGION LIT. NON-FICTION THEOLOGY- AMERICAN 20TH CENTURY ILLUSTRATED ART / LITERATURE
Seller: Marrins Bookshop, Folkestone, KENT, United Kingdom
Mark Twain. Christian Science. Harper & Brothers, 1907.
Price: US$65.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Red hard cover w/gilt lettering on spine/cover, 362 pgs w/frontis of Twain and fascimile signature dtd 1906. Clean Copy >no names, pencil outline to pg.284. Covers have mild spine fade. later printing (18 titles listed/farm-house-bold W) Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: The Vintage BookStore, Jim Thorpe, PA, U.S.A.
Price: US$65.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Original red cloth with gilt titles and cover design. A clean, unmarked copy in bright spine gilt. Out of print.
Seller: Bibliodisia Books, IOBA, MWABA, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
TWAIN, Mark. Christian Science. Harper & Brothers Publishers, New York and London, 1907.
Price: US$65.00 + shipping
Description: First Edition, First Printing with First State Points. BAL # 3497. Octavo. Original red cloth over boards with gilt lettering and decorations at front cover and spine, illustrated. Very good, no dust jacket, fading to spine and edges of covers, spine ends slightly bumped, light water staining to top and bottom edge of pages, previous owner's stamp at front free end paper, pages slightly agetoned.
Seller: Yesterday's Gallery, ABAA, East Woodstock, CT, U.S.A.
Price: US$65.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1st edition, 1st state, with the correct Blanck and Johnson Points: 17 titles listed in the advertisement for the Uniform Mark Twain set, eight lines of illustrations, and frontispiece has Twain facsimile and 1906 ; Octavo. ; [6], [1]-362 pp.; red cloth, decorative gold cover ; front board shaken ; ownership signatures of Rena McD Roach [18 Sept. 1895 - 28 Jan 1989], Margaret C. Bland, May 14, 1934 and Alethia Bland Parker [2 May 1893 - Jan 1972 in Kitty Hawk, NC] ; water spot on front cover ; sunned spine ; soiled covers ; text very clean, except for some foxing ; G
Seller: Joseph Valles - Books, Stockbridge, GA, U.S.A.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Description: Red cloth titled and with decorative emblem to front panel in gilt. Early issue with 17 titles in boxed ad, type on page iii in 8 lines, frontis dated 1906, "r" missing in "farmhouse" on page 3 (only later state point) & "W" in "why" on page 5 is standard. Three ink numerals stamped to central portion of page one, tiny owner's ink stamp and tiny bookseller's label to front pastedown, spine slightly faded, still near fine. In custom made mylar.
Seller: THE HERMITAGE BOOKSHOP, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Description: First edition, first printing of text and frontispiece. Frontispiece and plates. 1 vols. 8vo. BAL 3497 Original red cloth with gilt monogram on upper cover. Some fading and soiling of spine, light browning of interior but a very good copy Frontispiece and plates. 1 vols. 8vo First edition, first printing of text and frontispiece.
Seller: The Old Mill Bookshop, HACKETTSTOWN, NJ, U.S.A.
Twain, Mark. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE. Harpers, 1907.
Price: US$81.20 + shipping
Description: CHRISTIAN SCIENCE, Harpers, 1907, first edition, a bright vg+ copy. Authors photo laid in.
Seller: THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY / A.B.A.A / 1979, ROCHESTER, MI, U.S.A.
Mark Twain. Christian Science With Notes Containing Corrections to Date. Harper & Brothers, 1907.
Price: US$85.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Includes all points called for by BAL 3497. Spine slightly darkened, p.o. signature on the ffep and a rubber stamp on the title page, frontis tissue guard improperly bound in, very minor rubbing to the cloth.
Seller: Dunaway Books, St. Louis, MO, U.S.A.
Price: US$90.00 + shipping
Description: Good in boards. Toning throughout. Scuffing to page edges. Scuffing and wear to panels. Wear to crown and heel. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: frontis, illustrations, 362p. Original red cloth. 20 cm. Minor cover soil. Former owner's neatly inked signature "Daniel Holmes, Brockport, NY, Feb. 1907") on front free endpaper. No jacket. Blanck's (BAL) 3497. This copy has the various features that Blanck cites: the captioned frontis has 1906 as the date; 17 titles are listed in the boxed advetisement on the copyright page and 8 titles are listed under Other Books on that same page; and the list of illustrations is set in 8 total lines on the page following the copyright page.
Seller: McBlain Books, ABAA, Hamden, CT, U.S.A.
Price: US$110.00 + shipping
Description: Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy (spine very lightly sunned). 362 pps. Gilt decorated hard cover. Red cloth.
Seller: BookMine, Fair Oaks, CA, U.S.A.
TWAIN, Mark (pseud of Samuel L. Clemens]. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE. Harper, NY, 1907.
Price: US$112.00 + shipping
Description: 8vo, pp. 264. Three photographs. A portion of flyleaf torn off, o/w VG. Second state (titles listed in 18 lines, illustrations in 6). Good. BAL 3457. Mark Twain takes on Mary Baker Eddy and Christian Science.
Seller: Second Life Books, Inc., Lanesborough, MA, U.S.A.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: New York and London: Harper and Brothers Publishers, 1907., 1907. Good. - Octavo, 7-3/4 inches high by 5-3/8 inches wide. Hardcover, bound in red cloth with a gilt device on the front cover and titled in gilt on the spine. The corners and head & tail of the spine are bumped and the spine is slightly rubbed & soiled. [vi] & 362 pages, illustrated with a frontispiece and 2 plates. A discreet early bookseller's label is mounted along the bottom of the rear pastedown. The front hinge is cracked opposite the front blank. The top corners of several pages are bumped and there are occasional lines penciled in the margins. Good. First edition. First state of the ads, with 17 titles listed and 6 titles under "Other Books". First state of the list of illustrations which are set in 8 lines. The first state of the frontispiece, dated 1906. [BAL 3497].
Seller: Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd., Cadyville, NY, U.S.A.
Twain, Mark. Christian Science (First Edition) 1907. Harper & Brothers, 1907.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Description: Hardcover. 1907. Harper and Brothers. 362 pages. Some blemishes on cover and light wear, else Very Good Plus condition. First Edition - Third State with 1906 on frontispiece. Some foxing to page edges. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 362 pages
Seller: Book Gallery // Mike Riley, Phoenix, AZ, U.S.A.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition, mixed state with frontispiece dated 1906, copyright states "published February 1907" and lists 17 volumes in the Uniform Edition, page iii for illustrations is set in 6 lines, broken type and typos corrected. Red cloth, gilt-stamped "MT" emblem on front board and spine title. Gutter cracked before title, penciled contemporary owner name on front fly, large ring stain on front board, spine rubbed and cocked a bit, else a very good copy.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Description: Very good+ in the publisher's original red cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine and a gilt decoration on the front board. There is a prior owner's book plate on the front paste down. The cloth shows spots of silver fish damage none of which is unsightly. The hinges, joints, binding and pages remain tight and strong. Without a dust jacket. 362 pages of text with all of the points cited in BAL 3497 to indicate that this is a first state of the edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece portrait of Twain and two photographic plates.
Seller: Town's End Books, ABAA, Deep River, CT, U.S.A.
TWAIN, Mark (pseud of Samuel L. Clemens]. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE. Harper, NY, 1907.
Price: US$134.00 + shipping
Description: 8vo, pp. 264. Three photographs. name on e.p., o/w VG. Intermediate (titles listed in 17 lines, illustrations in 6). BAL 3457. Mark Twain takes on Mary Baker Eddy and Christian Science.
Seller: Second Life Books, Inc., Lanesborough, MA, U.S.A.
Price: US$137.00 + shipping
Description: BAL 3497. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy. 362 pps. Gilt decorated hard cover. Red cloth.
Seller: BookMine, Fair Oaks, CA, U.S.A.
Twain, Mark. Christian Science (First Edition) 1907. Harper & Brothers, 1907.
Price: US$138.51 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
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Seller: HPB-Ruby, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Price: US$149.95 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Hardcover. 8vo. Harper and Brothers, New York. 1907. 362 pgs. First state frontispiece with facsimile signature captioned "[1906]. First edition, first printing, with statement "Published February, 1907" Bound in red cloth with gilt vigenette present to the front board and gilt titles present to the spine. Boards have wear present to the extremities of the boards. Previous owner's bookplate present to the FFEP. Pg. 207 has a chip present to the top edge. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. "Contrary to his popular image Twain was actually intrigued by the possibilities of 'mental sciences.' He wrote a number of manuscripts that explored the concept of reality existing only in the mind, but left them unfinished. In this book he primarily attacks Mary Baker Eddy, disputing her authorship of Science and Health, and questioning her motives" E-159; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 362 pages
Seller: Last Exit Books, Charlottesville, VA, U.S.A.
Mark Twain. Christian Science. Harper & Brothers, New York, 1907.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: "Christian Science". Published by Harper & Brothers in 1907. Measures 8" x 5-¼". First edition, first issue with 1907 on the title page and with "Published February, 1907" on the copyright page; With a boxed advertisement for the "Uniform Edition of Mark Twain's Works" with 17 titles listed and with 6 titles listed under the heading "Other Books by Mark Twain"; With the list of illustrations set in 8 lines including the heading and all turned lines; With the first state of the frontispiece captioned with the year 1906 (BAL 3497). Very good minus condition in the publisher's original gilt-stamped red cloth boards. Boards show moderate wear and handling, with a medium sized stain on the lower front part of the spine. Gilt design on front board very well preserved, gilt titling on spine very legible but slightly faded. Bookplate from the public library of Cincinnati, from being donated to their Mark Twain collection in memory of Michael Flaig by his parents. Not an ex-library copy. Previous owner's name in pencil on the front end paper. Otherwise interior is very good and likely unread.
Seller: Ernestoic Books, Clarence, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$160.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First printing, with statement "Published February, 1907," boxed advertisement for Uniform Edition with seventeen titles listed and six titles under the heading "Other Books by Mark Twain," list of illustrations set in eight lines including heading, and misprint in the text at page 123.2 "Autobiograyhy;" first state frontispiece with facsimile signature captioned 1906. 8vo; [6], 362 pp. Frontispiece with tissue guard. Publisher's original red cloth, spine a tad faded, but still a very nice copy. Twain's take on Christian Science, in particular its founder, Mary Baker Eddy. "In it has been by purpose to present a character-portrait of Mrs. Eddy, drawn from her own acts and words soley.and to explain the nature and scoipe of her Monarchy, as revealed in the laws which she governs it, and which she wrote herself."
Seller: Sanctuary Books, A.B.A.A., New York, NY, U.S.A.
Twain, Mark.. Christian Science. Harper & Brothers, New York & London, 1907.
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Full red cloth with gilt medallion of corn on front board. From board has two lighter colored colored sections as if someone lightly rubbed the cloth taking away a bit of the pigment. Gilt title on front board and spine. Faded spots on front board. Light foxing to frontis, pages are clean. First edition mixed state with 18 titles listed on copyright page (17 titles perfered), Six lines for illustrations list on pg. iii (eight prefered), frontispiece dated 1906 (preferred!!), page three "farm-house" (lacking "r" preferred), page 5 "W" in Why heavy (normal preferred). Interesting state. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Ziern-Hanon Galleries, Frontenac, MO, U.S.A.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Octavo. Mixed issue, with 2 of the 3 issue points called for by BAL; with 17 titles on copyright page; frontis dated 1906, but list of illustrations is in 6 lines, not 8; February 1907 on copyright. Bound in publisher's red cloth, decorated in gilt. A fine copy.
Seller: Charles Parkhurst Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Surprise, AZ, U.S.A.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Octavo. Bound in original red cloth, stamped in gilt. Frontis is dated 1906, copyright states "published February 1907 and lists 17 volumes in the Uniform Edition, page iii is set in 6 lines. Previous owner's name, glue residue on reverse of frontis and the slightest of fading to spine. Together with its first appearance in print from "The Cosmopolitan" volume XXVII, #6, unbound. BAL3497.
Seller: Charles Parkhurst Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Surprise, AZ, U.S.A.
Mark Twain. Christian Science. Harper & Brothers, 1907.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition. First state. BAL 3497. VG+/NF All of the earliest issue points present. 8 vo. Original red cloth. Light fading to the spine; two small marks on front cover.
Seller: EGR Books, Centreville, VA, U.S.A.
Price: US$360.00 + shipping
Description: Illustrated in black-and-white with a frontispiece portrait of the author dated 1906. Bound in publisher's original red cloth with the front cover and spine stamped in gilt. Front free endpapter is missing. Page 99/100 has a minor closed tear to the fore edge. Previous owner's name in ink on the front pastedown endpaper. Quite a bright copy!
Seller: James & Mary Laurie, Booksellers A.B.A.A, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.
Price: US$385.00 + shipping
Description: First printing: with "Published February, 1907," with the correct number of titles in the boxed advertisement; the list of illustrations set in 8 lines; a perfect r in "farm-houses" on p.3, and the standard W in "Why," p.5; and the first state of the frontispiece, captioned 1906. Octavo (20cm). Red cloth, stamped in gilt on front, titled in gilt on spine; plain endpapers; [vi],362pp; boxed advertisement to copyright page; frontispiece and two inserted plates. A straight copy, spine dulled and gently rubbed, small inkstain to front board, signs of erased inscription to f.f.e.p., else internally clean: Very Good. Stories and essays critical of Mary Baker Eddy and the excesses of Christian Science practitioners. BAL3497. JOHNSON p.87-9. MCBRIDE p.228.
Seller: Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA, Winchester, VA, U.S.A.
Twain, Mark.. Christian Science.. Harper and Brothers Publishers, New York and London, 1907.
Price: US$395.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Full red cloth with blind stamped gilt medallion of corn and the intials TM. Gilt lettering on spine. First edition with 17 titles listed on the copyright page and six lines used for the illustrations page. Frontispiece is dated 1906 and page 3 has farmhouse with the r present. Point five has W in Why with heavy ink (state B according to McBride). Illustrated. 1907 1st Three pp.photos. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1907. First edition, mixed state. Twain's witty, caustic attack on Christian Science and its founder Mary Baker Eddy. Top edge a bit dust stained. Spine sunned, with some uneven fading to the rear board; otherwise very good. BAL 3497; McBride, W.: Mark Twain. A Bibliography, p. 228. UncleAndy Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Ziern-Hanon Galleries, Frontenac, MO, U.S.A.
Twain, Mark. Christian Science. Harper & Brothers, New York, 1907.
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Christian Science by Mark Twain. First edition, mixed state in original red cloth. Publisher: Harper & Brothers, New York, 1907. Has: Printed February 1907 and boxed ads on the copyright page (First state). Frontispiece with Twain photo shows first issue date of 1906. First issue point with perfect W in bowlder on line 14 page 5. First issue point with r missing from farmhouse in line 9, on page 3. Illustration page has 8 lines of printing including the title, (first issue). Binding is in near fine condition, fading to the spine. Contents clean. 362 pages. 5 ½ x 8 inches. BAL 3497. Protected by Mylar. Inventory #23-011. Price: $400.
Seller: Discovery Bay Old Books ABAA, ILAB, Brentwood, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$517.50 + shipping
Description: Illustr, 7.75 x 5.25, 362 pp, vg. FINELY BOUND BY BAYNTUN-RIVIERE IN FULL CRUSHED BROWN MOROCCO, GILT STAMPED SPINE, ALL EDGES GILT, MARBLED END PAPERS, FIRST ED. FIRST STATE. A beautiful copy.
Seller: John K King Used & Rare Books, Detroit, MI, U.S.A.
Price: US$2000.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: [iv]+362 pages with frontispiece and plates. Octavo (8" x 5 1/4") bound in original publisher's red cloth with git lettering to spine and insignia to cover. First edition, mixed state in original red cloth. Has: February 1907 date and boxed ads with 17 volumes listed on the copyright page, six lines on illustration page, and perfect W in "bowlder" on line 14 page 5; frontispiece dated 1906. Later acket - has Capt. Stormfield in advertising from 1909.Christian Science is a 1907 book by the American writer Mark Twain. The book is a collection of essays Twain wrote about Christian Science, beginning with an article that was published in Cosmopolitan in 1899. Although Twain was interested in mental healing and the ideas behind Christian Science, he was hostile towards its founder, Mary Baker Eddy. After publication of Twain's book, the editors of Cosmopolitan stated that although they had printed his original articles, his "serious and extended criticism may be said to represent the uninformed view of Christian Science", and that they were "anxious. to give both sides of the controversy" and so allowed Edward A. Kimball, a prominent Christian Scientist, an opportunity for a rebuttal, which was printed in 1907. Condition: spine sunned, very light rubbing to extremities, small area of discoloration on boards. Jacket spine discolored, soiling chipping, and rubbing else very good in about very good jacket.
Seller: The Book Collector, Inc. ABAA, ILAB, Fort Worth, TX, U.S.A.
TWAIN Mark. Christian Science. , 1907.
Price: US$13500.00 + shipping
Description: TWAIN, Mark. Christian Science. With Notes Containing Corrections to Date. New York and London: Harper and Brothers, 1907. Octavo, original red cloth. $13,500.First edition, first state, of Twains satirical diatribe on Christian Sciencethen a relatively new and rapidly growing religion in the United Statesand the religions founder, Mary Baker Eddy, wonderfully inscribed by Twain, "Only a very small minority can properly claim to be sane. Mark Twain," in answer to a question posed above in an unidentified hand: "This book should live when the delusion is dead. Is there any danger that a majority of the race will become insane?"A tour de force of penetrating wit and clean analysis, revealing both his skill in polemics and his disdain for obscure grandiosity and sham spirituality. The work's subject is a natural result of Twain's lifelong fascination with the supernatural" (Le Master & Wilson, 144). Twain's daughter Susy had, like her father, a great interest in "mind cures" and the tenets of Christian Science. Her death from meningitis at the age of 24 may account for the intensity of Twain's attack on Mary Baker Eddy and her religion. Another of Twain's daughters, Clara, was a member of the Church of Christ, Scientist throughout her adulthood until her death at the age of 88. "In it has been my purpose to present a character-portrait of Mrs. Eddy, drawn from her own acts and words solely, not from hear-say and rumor; and to explain the nature and scope of her Monarchy, as revealed in the Laws by which she governs it, and which she wrote herself." This copy with all points in first state, with frontispiece dated 1906,preliminaries with 17 titles on list of "Uniform Editions" on the copyright page, and the list of illustrations on page (iii) set in six lines (including the heading). Without rear free endpaper. BAL 3497. Johnson, 87-89. Occasional inoffensive pencil side lines to text margins.Tear to frontispiece tissue guard. A fine copy, wonderfully inscribed.
Seller: Bauman Rare Books, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A.