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Twain, Mark. Extracts from Adam's Diary. Harper, 1904.
Price: US$10.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: The boards are a bit marked and worn. Internally clean and tightly bound. A little damp staining. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South Africa
Price: US$10.96 + shipping
Description: Illustr., 89 pages red, illustr. orig. binding ---signs of using, ex libris Inge Schmutzer
Seller: Der ANTIQUAR in LAHR, Werner Engelmann, Lahr, BW, Germany
TWAIN,MARK. Extracts From Adam's Diary. harper new york [1904], 1904.
Price: US$12.16 + shipping
Description: [reprint] 89pp ills.[b/w by F.Strothmann] VERY GOOD- (red cloth,mod.rubbed and stained,mod.wear to extrems.,dealer's stamp to ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed)
Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, New Zealand
TWAIN, Mark. EXTRACTS FROM ADAM'S DIARY. Harper Brothers, 1904.
Price: US$12.81 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Hardback, no d/j. Red illustrated boards have a bumped and faded spine, light bumping to corners and some marks, o/w internally good. Illustrated by F Strothmann
Seller: Joan Andrews, Alton, United Kingdom
Price: US$15.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Red textured buckram library rebind with gilt lettering. Rubbing to edges, head and heel of spine, tips of corners. Label removal scar to front pastedown and front endpaper. Text shows thumb smuding. Illustrated throughout with drawings by F. Stothmann. Frontis illustration of Adam writing his diary.
Seller: Gyre & Gimble, Holden, ME, U.S.A.
Twain, Mark. EXTRACTS FROM ADAM'S DIARY. Harpers, 1904.
Price: US$15.08 + shipping
Description: EXTRACTS FROM ADAM'S DIARY, Harpers, 1904, first edition, wear to lower fore edge corner tips and spine extremities, spine darkened, soiling to covers, about a good copy in the publishers original full color pictorial binding with the aforementioned faults with vg+ contents.
Seller: THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY / A.B.A.A / 1979, ROCHESTER, MI, U.S.A.
Twain Mark. Extracts From Adam's Diary. Harper And Brothers. 1904., 1904.
Price: US$15.37 + shipping
Description: HB. No DW. 1st edition. Red cloth illustrated boards slightly worn & soiled. Spine worn. Pages lightly spotted. Good.
Seller: Geoff Blore`s Books, Nottingham, United Kingdom
Mark Twain. EXTRACTS FROM ADAM'S DIARY Translated from the original ms.. Harper & Brothers, 1904.
Price: US$16.02 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: This copy is in at least very good condition, particularly given its age. Classic Twain. Images available on request.
Seller: Neil Carver Books, SOUTHPORT, United Kingdom
Mark. Twain. EXTRACTS FROM ADAMS DIARY.. Harper Bros, 1904.
Price: US$16.49 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First edition without jacket on illustrated pictorial cloth will send out 1 st class post - rare and collectable
Seller: The Guru Bookshop, Hereford, United Kingdom
Twain, Mark.. Extracts from Adams Diary. Harper Bros, 1904.
Price: US$17.78 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Ex-library book, usual markings. Hardback. Well read copy with some spine wear, with some tape used to repair slightly damaged spine. Colouring of page edges due to age. Quick dispatch from UK seller.
Seller: Stephen White Books, Bradford, United Kingdom
Twain, Mark. Extracts from Adam's Diary translated from original MS.. Harper, NY, 1904.
Price: US$18.00 + shipping
Description: Red pictorial binding white lettering, Adam carving a grave stone with two monkies watching. Library markings. edge wear.
Seller: Crabtree's Collection Old Books, Sebago, ME, U.S.A.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Red cloth, lettered/illus. in cream, gray, dark green, and black. A nicely preserved copy with minor binding lean, spine panel cloth a bit sunned, slightly rubbed extremities. Firm binding. Gift inscription inked on front blank following flyleaf, otherwise unmarked interior. 89 pp., illus. First issued April 1904, this copy dated 1906 on lower main title. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Saucony Book Shop, Kutztown, PA, U.S.A.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: 89 pages (complete). True first edition. The boards are worn all about. They are scuffed, marked, secure. Within, the contents have handling marks and some foxing throughout. The pages are mild-mannered, amiable, mischievous, clear and contented. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South Africa
Price: US$25.21 + shipping
Description: 89 pp. 8vo. Editor's illustrated cloth. A little bit knocked and rubbed; faint water-stains on covers; frontispiece loosend. Sonst guter Zustand. Illustrated by F. Strothmann. Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 400
Seller: Antiquariat im Schloss, Schwaigern, D, Germany
Price: US$25.62 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Very good condition, octavo, tan boards, title etc. printed in black across front and up spine, no dust wrapper, wear to extremities and darkening to spine light wear to corners, previous ownership neatly on front free end paper, light foxing to margins of title page, otherwise clean and bright, illustrated every other page, 89 pages. [QP]
Seller: Portman Rare Books, Tonbridge, United Kingdom
Price: US$25.62 + shipping
Description: Black and White illustrations by F. Strothmann. Very Good (-), without dust jacket. Bookplate & partly erased owner's name to FFEP.
Seller: Much Ado Books, Alfriston, SUSSE, United Kingdom
Price: US$26.31 + shipping
Description: 89 S. mit Ill. Oln. Einband etwas fleckig. Rücken verfärbt u. berieben. Deckelbild z.T. abgeblättert. 2 Exlibris. Exlibris teils übereinandergeklebt. Notiz auf Vorsatz. Erste Ausgabe.
Seller: Antiquariat Bücheretage, Bonn, Germany
Twain, Mark. Extracts From Adam's Diary. Harper & Brothers, 1904.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: In red cloth. Wear to cloth at corners. Previous owner name. Crease to front and rear boards.
Seller: Jay W. Nelson, Bookseller, IOBA, Austin, MN, U.S.A.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Spine top repaired; cover corners slightly worn; one short repaired tear in blank margin.
Seller: By Books Alone, Woodstock, NY, U.S.A.
Twain, Mark. Extracts from Adam's Diary. Harper & Brothers, New York, 1904.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Lightly soiled boards o/w internally clean, unmarked with firm hinges, lightly bumped corners Titles to red boards intact, complete and distinctive. Solid reading copy of this odd Twain title. First hardback book edition. BP/Twain
Seller: Bookplate, Chestertown, MD, U.S.A.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Firm hinges, sharp corners, internally clean. Light tanning to edges, spine titles chipped and faded. White titles on red buckram boards bright. BP/Twain
Seller: Bookplate, Chestertown, MD, U.S.A.
Price: US$32.89 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 89pp; Published in April 1904; Tissue-guarded frontispiece and profusely illustrated throughout; Spine and edges sunned and light stain to bottom of prelims not affecting text else internally bright; In original red cloth with white lettering; Photos available on request; Size: 8vo
Seller: Weathered Stone Books, Skreen, SLIGO, Ireland
Twain, Mark. Extracts From Adam's Diary. Harper & Brothers, New York, 1904.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First edition. Good, no jacket. Faded around spine, white lettering rubbed off on spine, boards lightly soiled.
Seller: Illustrated Bookshelf, Flagstaff, AZ, U.S.A.
Twain, Mark. Extracts from Adam's Diary. Harper & Brothers Publishers, London and New York, 1904.
Price: US$35.86 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Red boards with titles in white and coloured vignette to front cover. 89pp. Tissue guarded frontispiece and illustrations in black and white by F Strothman. Staining to top edge (see photographs) but internally clean, tight and bright. 1st UK edition.
Seller: Scrivener's Books and Bookbinding, Derbyshire, United Kingdom
Price: US$37.08 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Ex-library book, usual markings. Red hardback/hardcover. Well read copy with some spine wear but still useable, colouring of page edges due to age. Quick dispatch from UK seller.
Seller: Stephen White Books, Bradford, United Kingdom
Price: US$37.50 + shipping
Description: Octavo; G-; Hardcover; Spine, red with faded white print; Boards in red cloth with white print, illustration, wear to spine caps and corners, bump to bottom edge, large blemishes on rear, lightly cocked spine; Text block has tinted top edge, slight spotting to endpapers, spine break at p. 54; Illustration and "translation" on facing pages; 89 pages, frontispiece, illustrated (b&w). 1355224. FP New Rockville Stock.
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
Price: US$38.43 + shipping
Description: Illustrated red cloth binding, unworn but some marginal pigment loss and darkened spine. f/piece with tissue-guard+89. ills. to alternate pages throughout. 1906-dated prev. owner's initials and location to verso front blank fly, otherwise no clean, tight and unmarked. Earlier copyrights listed from 1893 and 1901 verso t.p. but unclear if these were illustrated. 14 cm x 20.5 cm
Seller: Douglas Books, Tunbridge Wells, United Kingdom
Twain, Mark. Extracts From Adam's Diary. Harper & Brothers, 1904.
Price: US$40.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: In red cloth. Wear to cloth at spine ends and corners. Previous owner name.
Seller: Jay W. Nelson, Bookseller, IOBA, Austin, MN, U.S.A.
Twain, Mark. Extracts From Adam's Diary. Harper & Brothers, New York, 1904.
Price: US$40.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First edition. Good, no jacket. Boards soiled around spine, name on title page.
Seller: Illustrated Bookshelf, Flagstaff, AZ, U.S.A.
Price: US$40.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: B&w illustrations. Dampstains to cover and pages. Text in english.
Seller: Buenos Aires Libros, Buenos Aires, BA, Argentina
Twain, Mark. Extracts From Adam's Diary. Harper & Brothers, 1904.
Price: US$44.98 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Printing. States "Published April 1904"
Seller: Mark Henderson, Olathe, KS, U.S.A.
Twan, Mark. Extracts From Adam's Diary. Harper and Brothers, New York, 1904.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: If you ever wondered what dam thought when Eve , and later the boys, appeared, here is the answer. Twain ssid he translated Adam's diary, written on stone tablets of course, and lets us know what really happened in the Garden of Eden , or as Eve renamed it, Niagra Falls Park. This humorous view of Genesis is illusttated by political cartoonist Frederick Strothmann. Adam (based on Twain himself) describes how Eve (modeled after his wife Livy) gets introduced into the Garden of Eden, and how he has to deal with "this new creature with the long hair." Condition is VG- with wear to the edges, corners and spine as well as some soiling. The frontipiece has the tissue guard, though it is loose at the top. The interior is clean and unmarked except for a long gift inscription on the ffep. ; B & W Drawings; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 89 pages
Seller: The Ridge Books, Calhoun, GA, U.S.A.
Twain, Mark. Extracts From Adam's Diary. New York, Harper & Bros. 1904, 1904.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Rep. Ed. VG in soiled red pictorial boards. Humorous look at Adam's daily life. With illustrations by F. Strothmann. Fiction, Humor, Mark Twain
Seller: Nightingale Books, stoughton, MA, U.S.A.
Twain, Mark; F. Strothmann (Illust). Extracts from Adam's Diary. Harper & Row, New York, 1904.
Price: US$55.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 89 pages; 1904 Harper & Row. HC soundly bound in original red cloth with decorative pictorial design to cover in black, cream and gray; title lettering to cover and spine in cream. 1st edition. Cream titles at spine a little rubbed and dulled with slight toning to cloth at spine. Cloth lightly crimped at spine ends; corner tips with trace fray. Tissue guarded frontis and plates from art by F. Strothmann. Mild foxing to front tissue guard and occasional mild handling or trace spotting to the heavy gauge paper stock used in the book's printing. VG
Seller: DogStar Books, Lancaster, PA, U.S.A.
Mark Twain.`. Extracts from Adam's Diary.. Harper and Brothers, London, 1904.
Price: US$65.78 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: A clean and tightly bound book. Spine chipped and repaired. B/W illustrations. Cover boards scuffed with age.
Seller: Eaglestones, Oudtshoorn, South Africa
Twain, Mark. EXTRACTS FROM ADAM'S DIARY. Harpers, 1904.
Price: US$69.60 + shipping
Description: EXTRACTS FROM ADAM'S DIARY, Harpers, 1904, first edition, spine faded, else a tight vg copy in the publishers original full color pictorial binding. Illustrated.
Seller: THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY / A.B.A.A / 1979, ROCHESTER, MI, U.S.A.
Twain, Mark. Extracts from Adam's Diary. Harper & Brothers, New York and London, 1904.
Price: US$78.90 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: [*ATTIC BOOKS CHELTENHAM*] 1904 1st Edition - . HC, pictorial red cloth, Illus. Pp. 89. No dust wrapper. Hinges are cracked in a few places, though still holding together. Binding is becomming loose. Corners are bumped, cloth has been well-handled and is a litle grubby. Picture on cover is still bright. Lettering at top of book is beginning to fade. Lettering on spine has faded with age and is now barely visible. Crown and base of spine are frayed. Inscription in ink (signature) is evident on FFEP. Pages are mostly clean, some have various markings and the occasional stain. Fair condition overall.*** Our policy is to despatch book within 24 hours of receiving order: 1st Class, 6 days a week. All orders are securely and protectively packaged. ***
Seller: Attic Books, cheltenham, GLOS, United Kingdom
Price: US$80.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Hard Cover. No Jacket. First Edition. HB NO DJ , 1904 ON TITLE & Copyright PG, 1st edition, Published April 1904, ,Red pictorial cloth Cover lettered in White with Illustration of ADAM & 2 MONKEYS, Cover has rub & wear especially to SPINE lettering & FRONT LETTERING CVR VG-, stated 1st edition, Published April 1904 , MCMIV ON copyright PG, ,VG/VG-, AS-IS, NODJ, Minor Fox, Rub, Wear, 87 pgs, SOME INTERIOR PG FOXING Here & There
Seller: Bluff Park Rare Books, LONG BEACH, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$86.00 + shipping
Description: 89p., illus. BAL 3480 Very good condition, spine faded, covers lightly spotted
Seller: J. Lawton, Booksellers, Readville, MA, U.S.A.
Twain, Mark. EXTRACTS FROM ADAM'S DIARY. Harper & Brothers Publishing, New York, 1904.
Price: US$86.25 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Translated from the original manuscript. 89 pages, half of which are full-page drawings by F. Strothmann. Red cloth with colour illustration on front cover. VG+
Seller: J. Wyatt Books, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Twain, Mark. Extracts from Adam's Diary. Harper and Brothers, 1904.
Price: US$93.84 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Fair - 89 pages -with illustrations by F Strothmann - red cloth boards with picture design on front - some soiling marks on front boards - corners slightly bumped - spine faded and bumped top and tail - page edges discoloured - front hinge partially detached at foot - back hinge completely detached - foxing on endpapers and pastedowns - owner's inscription on front pastedown dated 1978 and referring to a gift circa 1919 - blind embossed address stamps on front and back endpapers.
Seller: Neville Wade, Berkhamsted, United Kingdom
Price: US$95.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: The true 1st American Edition, lacking the dustjacket. Handsome coat of arms bookplate of Ward Bonsall. Small 1904 ownership signature to the first free endpaper. Slight rubbing to the rear board. Hinge starting between the frontispiece and title page, but still very strong. Tissue paper extant, but detached. (For the dust jacket, see our other listing.) Hirschfeld galleries since 1931.
Seller: Hirschfeld Galleries, Saint Louis, MO, U.S.A.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Description: Very goo+ in off-white printed paper over a stapled binding. A small octavo of 7 3/4 5 1/8 inches with the crease between the covers turn through, but repaired with archival tape. There is a 1/2 inch closed tear to the rear cover. The contents are unmarred and there are no prior ownership markings of any kind. 18 pages of text. A separate edition of an extract from A Tramp Abroad.
Seller: Town's End Books, ABAA, Deep River, CT, U.S.A.
CLEMENS, SAMUEL. Extracts from Adam's diary. By Mark Twain. Harper & Bros, New York & London, 1904.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Description: First separate edition, 8vo, pp. [4], 89; frontispiece, illus. in text; orig. dec. red cloth stamped in white, black, green and purple; spine a bit sunned, else near fine, with no flaking of the colors. BAL 3480.
Seller: Rulon-Miller Books (ABAA / ILAB), St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.
Twain, Mark. AN UNEXPECTED ACQUAINTANCE. Harper & Brothers, New York and London, 1904.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Description: 12mo. First separate edition, later printing. An extract from "A Tramp Abroad." Original printed wrappers, darkened, with a small chip at bottom of spine, as well as a one-inch closed tear at top of spine fold. Some pages uncut. A very good copy. BAL 3664.
Seller: Bartleby's Books, ABAA, Chevy Chase, MD, U.S.A.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Title page reads: London and New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers : : MCMIV. Red cloth boards with yellow title and full color printing of Adam at his journal with 2 monkeys. Seven gatherings with printer's signature marks. Covers soiled from handling. Sunning to spine. Heavy paper with mild foxing on a few pages. 89 pp. Duodecimo, 5 1/4 x 8 1/4 inches tall. A comic short story of what it might have been like for Adam when the world was new.
Seller: Uncommon Works, Gridley, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Harpers Magazine. First appearance by Mark Twain of: Extracts from Adams Diary. One issue in original printed wrappers. April, 1901. (Book published in 1904). Publisher: Harper & Brothers, New York. Wrappers are in very good plus condition, a little toning to the wrappers. Contents Clean. Contribution by Mark Twain: pages 762--767. 6 5/8 x 9 ¾ inches. Protected by Mylar sleeve. Inventory # C-331. Price: $200. Mark Twain. First appearance of: Extracts from Adams Diary. Pages 762-767.
Seller: Discovery Bay Old Books ABAA, ILAB, Brentwood, CA, U.S.A.
Twain, Mark. Extracts from Adams Diary. Harper & Brothers, New York, 1904.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Extracts from Adams Diary by Mark Twain. First edition in original red cloth. Publisher: Harper & Brothers, New York, 1904. First edition with the notation on the copyright page: Published April,1904. Binding is in very good condition, fading to the spine. Contents clean. 89 pages. 5 ½ x 8 ¼ inches. Inventory #23-010. Price: $200.
Seller: Discovery Bay Old Books ABAA, ILAB, Brentwood, CA, U.S.A.
TWAIN, Mark. Extracts from Adams Diary. Harper & Bros, 1904.
Price: US$499.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 1904 Mark Twain 1st ed Adam's Diary Fall of Man Creation Illustrated Satire Wheresoever she was, there was Eden. Mark Twain, Diaries of Adam and Eve Mark Twains Diaries of Adam and Eve are first-person memoirs that follow along from the beginning of creation, getting to know each other, and their final days on earth after the fall. Adams Diary, first published in 1904, was Twains comedic and satirical take on the Book of Genesis. It was filled with illustrations by Strothmann; however, most of them were considered pornographic in nature when it was first published in the United States. Item number: #23072 Price: $499 TWAIN, Mark Extracts from Adams Diary London & New York: Harper & Bros., 1904. First edition. Details: Collation: Complete with all pages o [4], 89, [1] References: BAL 3480 Edition Point: o Published April, 1904 on copyright page Language: English Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure o Red cloth Size: ~ 8.25in X 5.5in (21cm x 14cm) Our Guarantee: Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide. Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving, and we will offer a full refund without reservation! 23072 Photos available upon request.
Seller: Schilb Antiquarian, Columbia, MO, U.S.A.
Mark Twain. Extracts From Adam's Diary. Harper & Brothers Publishers, New York, 1904.
Price: US$1500.00 + shipping
Description: First edition, first printing with 1904 in Roman numerals on the title page, and "Published April, 1904" on the copyright page. Rare original dust jacket from an early printing. Measuring approximately 8.25" x 5.25", with 89 numbered pages. The book is in very good condition. Moderate staining and surface wear to both boards. Moderate staining to the edges of the textblock. Old bookseller ticket on the front pastedown. Minor paper damage to front endpaper. Minor staining and foxing to interior pages. Dust jacket is in good minus condition. Heavy chipping to both ends of spine and top edge of both panels. Adam (based on Twain himself) describes how Eve (modeled after his wife Livy) gets introduced into the Garden of Eden, and how he has to deal with "this new creature with the long hair." Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory # (M3-25).
Seller: Ernestoic Books, Clarence, NY, U.S.A.