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Twain, Mark. OLD TIMES ON THE MISSISSIPPI. Belford Brothers: Toronto, 1876.
Price: US$40.25 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: 7 x 4.5", cloth, 157pp + ads (last ad "Common Sense."). DISBOUND, lacks front fly, very worn. Mark Twain's non-fiction reminiscences which he wrote in 1874-1875, the work first appearing in the Atlantic Monthly in 1875. FIRST CANADIAN EDITION (Reprint D). SWAF.
Seller: John K King Used & Rare Books, Detroit, MI, U.S.A.
Twain, Mark. Old Times on the Mississippi. Belford Brothers, Toronto, 1876.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Gilt lettering on spine. Floral borders and fancy lettering on orange cloth of front cover. Embossed ornament on back cover. The spine is slightly sunfaded and there are some signs of extremely slight rubbing. A very attractive book. Very scarce.
Seller: Arch Bridge Bookshop, Bellows Falls, VT, U.S.A.
Twain, Mark. OLD TIMES ON THE MISSISSIPPI. Belford Brother, Publishers, Toronto, Canada, 1876.
Price: US$140.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: This work, by Mark Twain aka Samuel Clemens, is another of his novels about life on the Mississippi River, in which the boy wants to be a steamboat pilot on the river. Includes (on page 149) "A Literary Nightmare." This book is NOT an "on demand" printed book. The name of the former owner of the book appears on the half-title page; otherwise, this HARDCOVER copy is clean and solid.
Seller: Cornerstone Books, Santa Ana, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$185.99 + shipping
Description: Slim Crown 8vo. Original green cloth, lettered in gilt and black, Decorated in black and blind. 157pps. + (iii)pps. ads. Original brown endpapers. Very Good example which includes "A Literary Nightmare."
Seller: HALEWOOD AND SONS ABA ILAB Est. 1867., PRESTON, United Kingdom
TWAIN, Mark.. Old Times On The Mississippi: By.. Toronto: Belford Brothers, 1876., 1876.
Price: US$186.97 + shipping
Description: First Canadian edition, reprint B, later issue. Sm.8vo., orig. purple cloth stamped in black, spine lettered in gilt, (157), (158)blank, (2)pp.ads. Lacking front free e/paper, spine faded to tan with chips from ends, some wear a good copy. BAL 3368.
Seller: David Mason Books (ABAC), Toronto, ON, Canada
TWAIN, Mark.. Old Times on the Mississippi.. Belford Brothers, Publishers, Toronto, 1876.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Description: 157 [2, ads] pp. 12mo, publisher's decorated cloth. Later printing. BAL 3368. An attractive copy with minor use at corners.
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$325.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition, reprint B, BAL 3368: Publisher's device not present on title page, imprint date of 1876. Opposite title-page is advertisement for Tom Sawyer, P. 158: Blank, P. 159: Pausanias the Spartan, P. 160: New And Popular Books. Hard cover in original cloth. Published Toronto: Belford Brothers, 1876. 12mo., 5" x 7 1/4", 157pp. + 2 pp., publisher's ads. Purple/brown decorative cloth with black designs and black cover titles, gilt spine titles, brown endpapers. A few pages roughly opened, with chip off corner of p. 25, mild bump crease to corner of several sheets, trace of rub at the extremities,else near fine, clean, tight, attractive example. Size: 12mo
Seller: The Wild Muse, Granville, NY, U.S.A.
Mark Twain. Old Times on the Mississippi. Toronto Belford Brothers Publishers, 1876.
Price: US$480.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Ist Canadian Edition, contains a Literary Nightmare. and two pages of adds. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng
Seller: Ian Thompson, Milton, ON, Canada
Mark Twain. Old Times on the Mississippi. Belford Brothers, 1876.
Price: US$595.00 + shipping
Description: Near Fine Plus Copy in Decorative Green Boards.First Canadian Edition.(1876).Beautiful Fresh Copy.
Seller: Jeff Bergman Books ABAA, ILAB, Flemington, NJ, U.S.A.
Twain, Mark. Old Times On The Mississippi. Belford Brothers, Publishers, Toronto, 1876.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Octavo, [3]-157, [1], [2pp ads]. Publisher's original brown cloth, title in gilt on spine, title in gilt on cover with decorative design in black. A mixed issue variant, with an advertisement not mentioned in BAL. Includes an advertisement for Tom Sawyer opposite the title page, imprint in roman numerals and an advertisement for Pausanias the Spartan (BAL 3368, Reprint B). The last advertisement is for Capital New Books, which is not mentioned in BAL. Previous owner's bookplate, with date of May 30, 1877 in pencil on front fly leaf. A scarce copy, with only one known copy appearing at auction. This work was first published in The Atlantic Monthly, from January - August of 1875. The first authorized publication in book form was included as part of Life on the Mississippi in 1883.
Seller: The First Edition Rare Books, LLC, Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.
. Mark Twain Tom Sawyer 1st Canadian Ed. 1876 book w/ Trollope 1st Golden Lion. , 1876.
Price: US$850.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: (Old Books, 19th Century Books, Leather Books Bindings, Fiction, Literature, Collected Volumes, Mark Twain, Anthony Trollope). The Golden Lion of Granpere, by Anthony Trollope. Published 1872, Toronto by Hunter, Rose & Co.177 pages. Text in English. First Canadian Edition, scarce. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, by Mark Twain. Published 1876, Toronto by Belford Brothers, Publishers.341 pages. Text in English. First Canadian Edition, precedes the American Edition. Old Times on the Mississippi, by Mark Twain. Published 1876, Toronto by Belford Brothers, Publishers.145 pages. Text in English. First Canadian Ed. Sammelband of three literary works, bound together in the 19th century. All three are first editions. Rare and unique example of this major American literary classic of boyhood from Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain). Period 1/2 leather binding, raised and gilt bands, gilt title lettering and compartment decorations, marbled edges and end papers. Book remains well preserved and attractive on the shelf, split down center of leather spine, spine head chipped, book still sound, covers well attached. It displays a pleasing and unique age patina and is in nice antiquarian condition, the age flaws easy to overlook or forgive. Please review photos for more detail and our best attempt to convey how this antique item survives. Book Measures c. 7" H x 5" W.[B985].
Seller: RareMapsandBooks, Dover, NH, U.S.A.