[Signed] The Writings of Mark Twain. Definitive Edition. In 37 Vols. TWAIN,Mark [Very Good] [Hardcover]

This definitive edition consists of 1024 sets, the first volume of each bearing the original autograph signature of Mark Twain. This copy no.381. At flyleaf: "". signed by Mark Twain in 1906 in anticipation of the present definitive edition of his works."" with the signature by Albert Bigelow Paine and the next tipped-in plate is signed by ""SL. Clemens / Mark Twain. Vols.1-29 are Mark Twain's works, vols.30-33: Mark Twain: a biography by Albert Bigelow Paine, vols.34-35: Mark Twain's letters, arranged with comment by Paine, vols.36-37: Mark Twain's autobiography with an introduction by Paine. Uniformly bound in 3/4 red morocco and pink cloth, gilt title to spine, t.e.g. With a b/w frontis.and b/w plates (except for vols.36-37) to each vol. Ex-libris.(Melville Harris) to front flyleaf of each vol. 22.8x15.5cm. Upper edge of spine of some vols.slightly chipped. Some volumes of this set has small damages. For examples; Vol.3: Upper hinges of front board slightly torn. Vol.19: Frontis.misbound to the left and right reverse. Vol.25: A small red stain on front board. The title noted on spine misspeled (""The Writings of Mark Twain Vol.XXIV"", instead of ""Vol.XXV""). Vol.27: Lower margin of pp.121-122 missing. Vol.30 Margin of pp.379-380 torn and repaired. (contens as follows: Vols.1-2. The innocents abroad, or, The new pilgrim's progress; Vols.3-4. Roughing it; Vols.5-6. The gilded age / by Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner; Vol.7. Sketches new and old; Vol. 8. The adventures of Tom Sawyer; Vols.9-10. A tramp abroad; Vol. 11. The prince and the pauper; Vol.12. Life on the Mississippi; Vol.13. The adventures of Huckleberry Finn; Vol.14. A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's court; Vol.15. The American claimant, and other stories and sketches; Vol.16. Pudd'head Wilson and those extraordinary twins; Vols.17-18. Personal recollections of Joan of Arc by the Sieur Louis de Conte [her page and secretary]. Freely Translated Out of the Ancient French Into Modern English from the Original Unpublished Manuscript in the National Archives of France by Jean François Alden; Vol.19. Tom Sawyer abroad, Tom Sawyer, detective, and other stories, etc., etc.; Vols.20-21. Following the equator; Vol.22. Literary essays; Vol.23. The man that corrupted Hadleyburg, and other essays and stories; Vol.24. The $30,000 bequest, and other stories; Vol.25. Christian Science with Notes Containing Corrections to Date; Vol.26. What is man? and other essays, with an appreciation by Brander Matthews, with an introduction by Albert Bigelow Paine; Vol.27. The mysterious stranger, and other stories; Vol.28. Mark Twain's speeches, with an introduction by Albert Bigelow Paine; Vol.29. Europe and elsewhere; Vols.30-33. Mark Twain: a biography. The Personal and Literary Life of Samul Langhorne Clemens. By Albert Bigelow Paine; Vols.34-35. Mark Twain's letters, arranged with comment by Albert Bigelow Paine; Vols.36-37. Mark Twain's autobiography.) [aj1412-102535]