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Mark Twain twice signed first edition compilation set. The American literary great signs ''Mark Twain / S. L. Clemens'' to a tipped-in fly-leaf of the first volume in ''The Works of Mark Twain: Definitive Edition'', Gabriel Wells: New York: 1922. 35-volume set is No. 521 of 1,024. Twain signed leaves to be tipped-in once the set was published, as he had accurately predicted his death would precede the books' release. Each volume is bound in beige paper boards with blue cloth spine and spine titles on printed paper, measuring approximately 5'' x 8''. Original dustjackets ranging from poor to fair accompany 32 of the 35 volumes. Books are near fine given age, with only the slightest shelf wear to edges. Signed volume is bumped at the top right of the front board and has pencil notations to the front free endpaper and a tiny stain to the tipped-in leaf, else near fine. Its accompanying rare dustjacket has a detached flap and paper loss to the spine base, else near fine. A well-preserved, very desirable set.
Mark Twain Twice-Signed 35-Volume Set of His Complete Works -- Signed Both ''Mark Twain'' And ''SL Clemens''
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