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Mark Twain. ENGLISH AS SHE IS TAUGHT. Mutual Book Co., Boston, 1900.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 5 x 7 in. Paper wraps. Condition is GOOD+ ; text is pulled away from wrappers - text binding is tight. Wrappers clean with mild wear, text very clean, name on title pg. Ephemera. Stax.
Seller: Andre Strong Bookseller, Blue Hill, ME, U.S.A.
Twain, Mark. English as She is Taught. Mutual Book Company, Boston, MA, 1900.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: . First Edition/Second State (corrected "fivc", p.16, l.5).Grey-green wrappers, VG, save for small chip on corner of back cover and some separation between title page and inside binding. Cover printed in red and black type with black decorative border, very attractive. Inside pages clean and complete. With a biographical sketch of the author by Matthew Irving Lans. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
Seller: The Country Bookshop [Member VABA], Plainfield, VT, U.S.A.
Twain, Mark. English As She is Taught. Mutual Book Company (1900), Boston, Mass., 1900.
Price: US$31.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 28 pages, gray printed wraps. Includes a biographical sketch of the Author by Matthew Irving Lans. Wraps are just slightly scuffed at edges, some chipping to spine, contents show some light toning at edges, otehrwise bright and complete. A near Very Good copy.
Seller: Hoffman Books, ABAA, IOBA, Columbus, OH, U.S.A.
Twain, Mark. ENGLISH AS SHE TAUGHT. Mutual Books Company, Boston, Mass., 1900.
Price: US$31.50 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Twain, Mark. ENGLISH AS SHE TAUGHT. With Biographical sketch of the author by Matthew Irving Lans. Boston, Mass.: Mutual Books Company, 1900. First Edition, gray printed wrappers, 28 pages, plus 1 page of ads. Former owner bookplate covers the copyright date. The wraps are chipped and the front wrapper beginning to separate from the spine. The contents are bright and complete. Good+.
Seller: Hoffman Books, ABAA, IOBA, Columbus, OH, U.S.A.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 12mo. Pp.28 [1]. Second issue with correction on p. 16. With a Biographical Sketch of the author by Matthew Irving Lans. A very good to near fine copy in green cloth boards printed in red and black. Light rubbing to extremities; owner's name to ffep.
Seller: Bryn Mawr Bookstore, Cambridge, MA, U.S.A.
Price: US$40.00 + shipping
Condition: Poor
Description: 28pp. Green boards with dark green and red lettering and decoration. Covers are worn at extremes with small loss at head and tail of spine. Owner's name. Paper is poor quality and somewhat fragile. It appears that the title page has been repaired, having been pasted in the hinge to the previous page with the result that it doesn't open out fully. ; 12mo
Seller: Novel Ideas Books & Gifts, Decatur, IL, U.S.A.
Twain, Mark. English As She Is Taught. Mutual Book Company, Boston, 1900.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: With Biological Sketch of Author by Matthew Irving Lans. Very good minus, first edition in soft covers. In gray-blue paper covers with red and black lettering and black decorative borders. Loss on upper right front corner, upper and lower left corners on back cover. All edges are chipped. Spine is glued but covers are askew from text. One page of ads at the back. All pages are age-toned. 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.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Description: First American edition, second state, 12mo, pp. 28, [1] ads; original decorative green cloth lettered in green and red on upper cover; very good. BAL 3465.
Seller: Rulon-Miller Books (ABAA / ILAB), St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.
Price: US$55.00 + shipping
Description: First Edition/Second State (corrected "fivc", p.15, l.5). Hardcover. Cloth variant of this well known issue. Overall, a rather handsome copy. Light shelf/edge wear, light fraying at head and heel, soft bump at bottom edge, else tight, bright and unmarred. Green cloth boards, red ink lettering, black ink lettering and decorative elements. 12mo. 28pp plus 1p ads. First Edition/Second State (corrected "fivc", p.15, l.5).
Seller: Lux Mentis, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB, Portland, ME, U.S.A.
Twain, Mark. English As She Is Taught. Mutual Book Co, Boston, 1900.
Price: US$60.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First US edition, 2nd issue. "With Biographical Sketch of Author by Matthew Irving Lans". Very good, green decorative cloth with red and green lettering on front and back, pencil initials on ffep, some small dents on front cover, minor rubbing to edges.
Seller: Illustrated Bookshelf, Flagstaff, AZ, U.S.A.
Price: US$69.00 + shipping
Description: 28p. BAL 3465 (state 2) Very good condition, gift inscription on flyleaf
Seller: J. Lawton, Booksellers, Readville, MA, U.S.A.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: ASSOCIATION COPY FROM THE LIBRARY OF JOHN C. GERBER, A LEADING AUTHORITY ON MARK TWAIN - Octavo, 7-3/8 inches high by 5-1/8 inches wide. Green cloth titled in red & black with decorations in black on the covers. 28 & [1] unopened pages. A discreet bookseller's label is mounted to the bottom of the front pastedown. A very good bright largely unopened copy. First American edition, second state with "The Five." instead of "The fivc." on page 16, line 5. [BAL 3465]. An association copy, from the library of John C. Gerber (1908-2003), with his bookplate, identifying the book as "3465. First American edition Second State" mounted on the front pastedown. Gerber was a leading authority on Mark Twain and on the subject of American humor. Chair of the editorial board of the Iowa-California scholarly edition of the "Works of Mark Twain", he went on to publish a critical biography of Mark Twain at the age of 80. Throughout his career, Gerber wrote and edited over 14 books plus numerous articles.
Seller: Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd., Cadyville, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: English As She Is Taught. With biographical sketch of the author by Matthew Irving Lans. No. III in the Parchment Paper Series. Booklet. 18mo. Sewn into gray wraps. 96 + [8] pp. Deckled edges. 4-7/8 x 7 inches. Some chipping to spine. Binding sound, pages clean. Good with marginal tears.From the collection of Frederick Gale Ruffner, Jr. (1926-2014) the founder of the Detroit based reference book publisher, Gale Research.
Seller: Wittenborn Art Books, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$85.00 + shipping
Description: (c.1887 cloth, also MBC 1900 cloth variant). First edition, second issue (with "five" -not "fivc"- on pp. 16, line 5). Gray stitched-wraps, printed and decorated black, green and red), thick paper issue, uncut. 12mo. pp. [vii], 8-28, [1] Ad, [3] blank. Good/In custom mylar protector. Foxing starting, red quill ink owner top pp. [vi] above "Works of Mark Twain". Small spine chip with cover and beginning signature joint split to first stitch hole (corresponding in length to line on cover scan which reads "of Author"), otherwise overall very good. (BAL 3465).
Seller: OLD WORKING BOOKS & Bindery (Est. 1994), West Brookfield, MA, U.S.A.
Price: US$88.00 + shipping
Description: Second state, with "five" spelled correctly on p. 16, line 5. Preceded by the London edition. In grey paper wrappers, printed in black and red; 28, [4]pp; one-page publisher's ad at rear. Ex-library, with bookplate, embossed stamps, and cancellation mark from the Bennington Free Library, VT. Bright, with minor chips to corners of wrappers, spots of discoloration to spine; title-page and final blank partially glued to wraps, with title page creased along edge of glue; ex-library embossed stamps throughout the text, otherwise clean: Good. BAL 3465. MCBRIDE p.208.
Seller: Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA, Winchester, VA, U.S.A.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: (1900). Original printed wrappers, small crease back cover, otherwise a fine copy. Bibliography of American Literature number 3465. Second state, with corrected word on page 16. 28 pages, plus one page of advertising for other books by the publisher.
Seller: Barry Cassidy Rare Books, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$168.68 + shipping
Description: First U.S. edition, second state. (actually the first separate edition of the "Commentary" which Twain contributed to the Le Row edition of "English as She is Taught" London: 1887, BAL 3420). 8vo., orig. green cloth stamped in black and red, 28, (2)pp.ads. Bookplate, name blindstamped on the titlepage, o/w an about fine copy. BAL 3465.
Seller: David Mason Books (ABAC), Toronto, ON, Canada
TWAIN, Mark [CLEMENS, Samuel]. ENGLISH AS SHE IS TAUGHT. Mutual Book Co. (1900), New York, 1900.
Price: US$187.50 + shipping
Description: First American and First Separate Edition. Original gray printed wraps printed in red and black. BAL 3465: Second issue with corrected text on page 16. A collection of humorous observations reflecting the state of contemporary education. A little offsetting in text. Near Fine and scarce thus
Seller: Charles Agvent, est. 1987, ABAA, ILAB, Fleetwood, PA, U.S.A.
Twain, Mark. English As She is Taught. Mutual Book Co. New York, 1900.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: English As She is Taught by Mark Twain. First American edition in original printed wrapper. Publisher: Mutual Book Co. New York, (1900). BAL 3465: Second issue with corrected text on page 16, line 5 (Five). Wrapper is in near fine condition. 28 pages plus ad. 5 x 7 ¼ inches. Inventory #23-012. Price: $200.
Seller: Discovery Bay Old Books ABAA, ILAB, Brentwood, CA, U.S.A.
Twain, Mark.. English As She Is Taught.. Mutual Book Company,, Boston:, 1900.
Price: US$220.00 + shipping
Description: BAL 3465. Johnson p. 71. The first appearance of this material was published in London in 1887. Second state with "The five" on page 16, line 5. Fine (owner name on end paper, very light edge wear) copy. 28, [1] pages. Hard cover, Green cloth over boards, decorative covers stamped in dark green and rust red.
Seller: BookMine, Fair Oaks, CA, U.S.A.