Rare Signed By Justin Kaplan Mr. Clemens & Mark Twain: A Biography Hc Dj GC

Description: This hardcover edition of "Mr. Clemens and Mark Twain: a Biography" by Justin Kaplan is a vintage first edition. The book is signed by the author and comes with a dust jacket. It provides a detailed and engaging narrative of the life of Mark Twain, one of America's greatest literary figures. The book is in good shape, with no ex libris or inscriptions. It was published by Simon & Schuster in 1966 and is in English. This nonfiction work is a must-have for biography and literary criticism enthusiasts alike. With brilliant immediacy, Mr Clemens & Mark Twain brings to life a towering literary figure whose dual personae symbolized the emerging American conflict between down-to-earth morality & freewheeling ambition. As Mark Twain, he was the Mississippi riverboat pilot, the satirist with a fiery hatred of pretension, & the author of such classics as Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn. As Mr Clemens, he was the star who married an heiress, built a palatial estate, threw away fortunes on harebrained financial schemes & lived the extravagant life that Twain despised. Set against the richly drawn background of the post-Civil War period that Twain dubbed the "Gilded Age," Mr. Clemens & Mark Twain is sure to entertain & enlighten both general readers & scholars alike. (good read). Simon and Schuster, New York. First Edition, Stated First Printing 1966. signed by Author "For Mily Samuel L. Clemens Twain (not sure of spelling for Mily). Book is very good ++, clean, tight, no pulling of spine. Black cloth over boards, silver designs and lettering. DJ however not so good, much shelf wear (inferior paper) spot in front and back and some soiling on edges

Price: 375 USD

Location: Bell, California

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