Geer's Hartford Directory: MARK TWAIN and SAMUEL CLEMENS Listings
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good+
- Seller
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Hudson, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
This is an antique directory for the city of Hartford, CT - "Geer's Hartford Directory" for July 1883 to July 1884. This edition contains listings for "Samuel Clemens" as well as his pen name, "Mark Twain"; he is listed as "author" with his address. A unique item for the Twain collector!
The directory contains beautifully illustrated ads (printed on a variety of colored paper) with an Index, an Index to Illustrations, a Calendar, a Guide to Location and Numbers of Streets and Avenues, a fold-out Map of Connecticut, Abbreviations and Explanations, Geer's Hartford City Directory (containing the listings for both "Samuel Clemens" and "Mark Twain"), a "List of Persons who have Removed," Necrology of Hartford, Geer's Comprehensive Business Directory, Geer's History of Hartford...and much, much more.
Condition:
Pea-sized stain spot on the front cover; a few tiny white stain spots on the back cover; bright gilt lettering on the spine; sharp corners. Tight binding. No cracks. No loose pages. The interior of the directory is in terrific condition - clean pages with no notable condition flaws...the directory nearly appears to never have been used and still open crisply. The map is present, clean and firmly attached with no tears. Overall in great condition.
The directory contains beautifully illustrated ads (printed on a variety of colored paper) with an Index, an Index to Illustrations, a Calendar, a Guide to Location and Numbers of Streets and Avenues, a fold-out Map of Connecticut, Abbreviations and Explanations, Geer's Hartford City Directory (containing the listings for both "Samuel Clemens" and "Mark Twain"), a "List of Persons who have Removed," Necrology of Hartford, Geer's Comprehensive Business Directory, Geer's History of Hartford...and much, much more.
Condition:
Pea-sized stain spot on the front cover; a few tiny white stain spots on the back cover; bright gilt lettering on the spine; sharp corners. Tight binding. No cracks. No loose pages. The interior of the directory is in terrific condition - clean pages with no notable condition flaws...the directory nearly appears to never have been used and still open crisply. The map is present, clean and firmly attached with no tears. Overall in great condition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- CraigsClassics (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 735
- Title
- Geer's Hartford Directory
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- Hartford, CT
- Date Published
- 1883
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Mark Twain, geer's hartford directory, phone book, Samuel Clemens, A tramp abroad, huckleberry finn, tom sawyer, charles dickens, the innocents abroad, a connecticut yankee, life on mississippi, roughing it, pudd'nhead wilson, jumping from, mysterious str
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature / Fiction; Other;
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About the Seller
CraigsClassics
Biblio member since 2018
Hudson, New Hampshire
About CraigsClassics
My store offers a curated selection of antiquarian books in a variety of topics with an emphasis on classic literature and children's classics. I take pride in providing great customer service with prompt replies to offers and inquiries, careful packaging and next-day shipping. Based in scenic southern New Hampshire.
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