Mark Twain [Samuel Clemens]; Albert Bigelow Paine [Intro.]

Mark Twain&Apos;S Autobiography

New York, Harper & Brothers, 1924 . First edition. Cloth. The two volume first printings of Mark Twain's autobiography, dictated by him during the last years of his life. The first edition, first printing of these works, with 'H-Y' and 'First Edition' to the colophon of each volume, and duplicate half titles to volume II. BAL state A.Illustrated with a frontispiece to each volume, retaining the original tissue guard. Collated, complete.The memoir contains a rambling collection of anecdotes and ruminations, rather than being a chronology detailed autobiography. This is as a result of Twain dictating the memoir, rather than writing it himself.With the inscription 'H. G. Haymaker Foreign Office' to each front free endpaper.With two pages of advertisements to the rear of volume II.Compiled and edited by Twain's personal friend and literary executor Albert Bigelow Paine, this is a smart first edition of the autobiography of this major literary figure. In the publisher's original cloth bindings. Bumping to spine head and tail. Rubbing to joints, with fading to back strip, and mark to tail of volume I back strip. Rear hinge of volume I and front hinge of each volume strained, and slightly tender. Inscription to front free endpapers. Internally, generally firmly bound. Spotting to title pages and frontispiece perimeters, with pages otherwise generally clean and bright. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 846F61

Catalogue: Literary Criticism

Keywords: huckleberry finn american literature tom sawyer H. G. Haymaker american literature Not Stated

JOEL CHANDLER HARRIS & ALBERT BIGELOW PAINE; FOREWORD TO BRER RABBIT BY MARGAREAT WISE BROWN DATED JULY, 1941

2 books sold together: BRER RABBIT -and- THE ARKANSAW BEAR

Harper & Bros./Parents' Institute (Parents' Magazine), 1940s printings. 1939. Hardcover . Hardbacks, octavos, 5 3/8 x 8 1/8 inches, G+ (the two books together)/no dustjackets. Brer Rabbit x + 132 pages. Arkansaw Bear 253 pages. Moderate wear and markigs. Numerous illustrations in each volume. Good.

Robert W. Reiner BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 03437

Keywords: Children's Literatrue Juvenile Storybooks

Paine, Albert Bigelow,

The Adventures of Mark Twain.

NY, Grosset & Dunlap, (1915). VG-. Orig. published under the title "Boys' Life of Mark Twain". Bottom of ft board has small damaged spot. Binding sl soiled.

Crabtree's Collection Old BooksProfessional seller

Book number: BOOKS003268I

Catalogue: Biography

PAINE, Albert Bigelow

The Arkansaw bear: a tale of fanciful adventure

London, Harrap, 1919. Used - Very Good. VG hardback (no dust jacket) 1st ed.. Illustrated by Harry Rountree. Gift inscription (1919); spine and board corners a little bumped with slight wear to cloth; small patch of colour loss. Photo:.

Cotswold Internet BooksProfessional seller

Book number: BOOKS056392I

Paine, Albert Bigelow

The Boy's Life of Mark Twain: The Story of the Man Who Made the World Laugh and Love Him

New York, Harper & Bros, 1916. First Edition. 0 pp. Hardcover. Very good in dark blue cloth-covered boards with an inset oval portrait of Twain tipped on to the front board and dust jacket with considerable edgewear, chips, and wear. Previous name. Price still intact on the spine. Although worn, the dust jacket is uncommon. Illustrated. Very Good/Good.

Library Books / Clayton Fine BooksProfessional seller

Book number: b30575

Paine, Albert Bigelow,

The Car that Went Abroad: motoring through the Golden Age.

London, Harper, (1921). VG. Tan paste-down pictorial binding showing car motoring along mountain road, beige spine. Wonderful condition. Owner name.

Crabtree's Collection Old BooksProfessional seller

Book number: BOOKS038723I

Catalogue: Travel

PAINE, ALBERT BIGELOW

The Car That Went Abroad

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1921. First Edition. Yellow hardback cloth and paper-covered boards. 220mm x 150mm (9" x 6"). 341pp. Sepia frontispiece and plates by Walter Hale.. G - : Good (minus) condition with rubbed covers, bumping to corners. Moderate foxing throughout. Inner hinges worn to rear. Spine worn at top and bottom. Binding weak in several places but pages still secure .

Barter BooksProfessional seller

Book number: c0258

Catalogue: Travel

Keywords: Travel France

Paine, Albert Bigelow,

The Van Dwellers.

NY, J. F. Taylor & Co, 1901. 1st ed. VG. Silhouette pictorial tan binding with white lettering (rubbed at author's name). Publisher ads at back, owner name pencil.

Crabtree's Collection Old BooksProfessional seller

Book number: BOOKS040932I

Catalogue: Fiction

Paine, Albert Bigelow,

The Hollow Tree and Deep Woods Book (includes personal note by author's daughter about how to obtain a copy of the book).

NY, Harper & Row, (1938). VG in VG DJ. 1938 edition which includes both "The Hollow Tree" and "Deep Woods" with new stories and pictures. DJ has edge wear and some paper clip markings from attached signed note.

Crabtree's Collection Old BooksProfessional seller

Book number: BOOKS054180I

Catalogue: Juvenile

Paine, Albert Bigelow

The hollow tree

Westminster, Archibald Constable 1900 illustrated by J M Condé 1st ed. - Halfcloth, good+

Antiquariaat KlikspaanProfessional seller

Book number: F132302

Catalogue: Nederlandse en vertaalde literatuur

Keywords: kinderboek

PAINE, ALBERT BIGELOW.

Letters of Mark Twain with a Biographical Sketch and Commentary.

London: Chatto & Windus, 1920. 0. "This selection of letters has been made from the American edition of 1917. In order to read with the text, the commentary has been, where necessary, abridged." Pp.16/432, b/w portait frontis. + 7 further b/w photo plates. Blue cloth, original paper label to spine chipped, bumps to corners. G+.

Chilton BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 33807

Catalogue: Literature: : Mark Twain

Keywords: Albert Bigelow Paine Letters Mark Twain Biographical Sketch Commentary Abridged 32430 Literature: : Mark Twain

Paine, Albert Bigelow, plus tributes

Mark Twain Samuel Langhorne Clemens: Notes on His Life and Works

New York, Harper & Brothers, 1928. First Edition. . Size: 12mo 7" - 7. Sterling condition softcover copy, having been protected in a plastic sleeve in the personal library of a noted Altadena, California bookman, Mr. Robert Allen. Unfurled tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear to the red card stock wraps, with paper title label, beyond a bit of waffling, probably from the label's glue. Biographical sketch by Albert Bigelow Paine, and then tributes by famous authors, from Joseph Conrad to Booth Tarkington, and then a bibliography of Twain's work. 63 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Near Fine

Structure, Verses, Agency BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 356004

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: Mark Twain Alfred Bigelow Payne

Albert Bigelow Paine

Mark Twain: A Biography; the Personal and Literary Life of Samuel Langhorne Clemens, Volumes I-III

New York, Harper & Brothers, 1912. Leather. 3 vols. 1719p total. FINE BINDING FROM THE BOOKENDS BINDERY. A set of three hardcover books beautifully bound in 3/4 crushed red morocco with marbled boards and endpapers. The spines have five raised bands each and are ornately decorated in gilt. The top foredges are trimmed in gilt as well. FINE CONDITION, AS IF NEW! The exteriors are smooth and clean, and the pages are bright white and crisp, with no markings or foxing in the text. Just a tiny, faint spot on the side foredge of volume II, half an inch from the top. The page blocks are securely bound. Sturdy, attractive, and highly collectible! Illustrated with lots of black and white plates. This copy is from the library of Governor Charles Edison of New Jersey; his name is stamped in gilt on the front cover turn-in. Charles was the son of inventor Thomas Edison and U.S. Secretary of the Navy under Franklin Roosevelt. .

Kubik Fine Books Ltd.Professional seller

Book number: 176986

Catalogue: Literature & Fiction

(Paine, Albert Bigelow). Twain, Mark.

Mark Twain's Autobiography. With an Introduction by Albert Bigelow Paine. (2 Volumes).

New York and London: Harper and Brothers Publishers, 1924. 1924. - Octavo, 9-1/2 inches high by 6-1/4 inches wide. Hardcover, two volumes bound in blue cloth titled in gilt on the spines with a facsimile of Twain's signature on the front covers. The top edges are gilt. There is minor soiling & rubbing to the covers. xvi & 368 pages; and [viii] & 365 pages plus 2 ads. Illustrated with a photogravure portrait frontispiece of Twain, with a printed tissue guard, in each volume. Very good.

First editions, so stated, with the publication date indicated as "H-Y", August 1924. Speculative first state with 2 pages of ads in volume two, (BAL-3537). Very good .

Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.Professional seller

Book number: 97766

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: LITERATURE; MARK TWAIN; MARK TWAIN'S AUTOBIOGRAPHY; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION; 20TH CENTURY; TWENTIETH CENTURY; BAL 3537; FIRST STATE; ALBERT BIGELOW PAINE; PHOTOGRAVURE; PORTRAITS; FRONTISPIECES; AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL; BIOGRAPHY.

Albert Bigelow Paine

Mark Twain&Apos;S Notebook

New York; London, Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1935. Cloth. A very good copy of Mark Twain's Notebook, author of 'Adventures of Huckleberry Finn' and ' The Adventures of Tom Sawyer&apos. Prepared for publication and with additional comments by Albert Bigelow Paine. Albert Bigelow Paine (1861 – 1937) was an American author and biographer best known for his work with Mark Twain. Paine was a member of the Pulitzer Prize Committee and wrote in several genres, including fiction, humour, and verse. Frontispiece photograph of Twain. In a blue cloth binding with gilt facsimile signature of Twain to front board. Externally generally smart. Light sunning to the spine. Light rubbing to the head and tail of the spine, as well as to the front board and extremities. Very light cockling to the front board. Internally firmly bound. Pages are generally clean, with some isolated foxing. Very Good . Ill.: Unamed. Very Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: GEN1-B-23

Catalogue: Biography & Autobiography

Keywords: Albert Bigelow Paine Mark Twain Pulitzer Prize Committee Mark Twain Unamed