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— Mark Twain
Edinburgh: John Grant, 1924. [Prose Works] COMPLETE THORNTON EDITION. 12 volumes. Octavo (22 x 15cm). With a frontispiece illustration to each volume, and numerous black and white photographic plates showing Bronte country. Publisher's green cloth with gilt titles and floral decoration to spines. Top edges green, others untrimmed. Contents clean and fresh (unusual for this edition, which is prone to foxing). Covers are fresh but for a little rubbing to foot of spines. Near fine. Reissue of an excellent edition first published in 1901, is considered the definitive complete works including Elizabeth Gaskell's 'Life of Charlotte Bronte'. Item #72076
Price: £600.00
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