Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc by Mark Twain 1926 Edition First Printing

Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc — Mark Twain
Harper & Brothers, 1926. Later edition, first printing.

Condition: Good (complete and serviceable, visible wear).
Noted flaws, plainly:
• Fraying and loss to cloth at head and tail of spine (photo 7)
• Worn/exposed corners and rubbing to board edges (photos 7, 8)
• Scratches and rubbing to rear board (photo 8)
• Toning/browning to text block and page edges (photos 4, 5, 9)
• Damp/water toning to top corner of front endpaper leaf (photo 6)
• Pencil ownership signature to front free endpaper (photo 6)
Photos show the exact copy you will receive.

Printing points, checked on this copy:
• Title page dated MCMXXVI (1926), Harper & Brothers, New York and London
• Illustrated by G. B. Cutts — an illustrated edition postdating the 1896 first
• Copyright page: 'Copyright, 1896 and 1899 by Harper & Brothers; Copyright, 1924 by Clara Gabrilowitsch'
• Harper date/printing code 'I-A' present below the copyright block
• Pictorial paste-down on cloth boards, gilt-lettered spine, no dust jacket

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