Bidspirit auction | 1920. Twain, Mark. The Works

1920. Twain, Mark. The Works of Mark Twain. P. F. Collier & Son Company. A Multi-Volume Set. - This lot features a multi-volume set of the writings of Mark Twain (Samuel L. Clemens), published by P. F. Collier & Son Company, New York, as a Harper & Brothers Edition. The books are octavo format and bound in publisher dark green cloth with spines featuring gilt-stamped titles, author names, and volume numbers. Each spine is further decorated with blind-stamped rectangular frames and the publisher name Collier at the base. The collection includes significant works such as The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Life on the Mississippi, and A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, among others. The volumes are illustrated with frontispiece plates and internal illustrations, including known works by artists such as E.W. Kemble. The title pages bear the Harper & Brothers Edition statement and the P. F. Collier & Son Company imprint. Copyright pages list various dates for individual works, with the set issue dating to circa 1920 based on the latest copyright and printing codes present in the early volumes. The set is in good overall condition with evidence of age and shelf use. The cloth bindings show light scuffing, minor soiling, and shelf wear to the head and tail of the spines. Corners are slightly bumped and rubbed. Internally, the pages show general tanning and light to moderate foxing, particularly to the title pages, plates, and endpapers. Some volumes exhibit minor leaning to the spines. No dust jackets are present.