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Oxford University Press, USA, 1996. First printing. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Octavos, maroon cloth; unread. This edition of Mark Twain reproduces the first editions of each of these titles, with the original illustrations. HOWEVER, added to each is an Introduction by a notable 20th century fictioneer such as Nobel Prize-winner Toni Morrison ( on HUCK FINN), and Kurt Vonnegut, E. L. Doctorow, Russell Banks, , Ursula K. Le Guin, Willie Morris; also writers such as Arthur Miller and Garry Wills. ADDED too, as Afterwords, are appreciations by noted Twain Scholars: thus, among them all is a major re-evaluation of Twain for the 21st century. AND, each volume has a frontispiece photograph of Twain as he appeared about the time of the work, with an essay on each of his illustrators. This is Twain For Our Times.

Oxford University Press, 1996. Hardback. Very Good. Out-Of-Print -- 29 Volume Set (Complete) All are Very Good to Very Good+ Most appear unread. Many would be like new except for blind stamp on front end paper. Each volume is in a protective plastic sleeve . . . . . Colorful, irreverent, romantic, skeptical, a master of comic asides, a bittersweet humorist, and an unflinching critic of human pretensions, Mark Twain speaks to us across time with verve and wisdom. On the occasion of the centennial of his death, Oxford issued a 29 volume landmark collection, The Oxford Mark Twain. In addition to gathering together most of the writings published by Twain in the U.S., each volume is introduced by one of our most eminent writers. Their essays combine critical insights and personal appreciations of Twain as a fellow writer. An interpretive essay by a leading scholar that sets the book in its context concludes each volume. At the heart of each is a facsimile edition of Twain's original which captures its contemporary flavor. Many include original illustrations which suggest the life and times of the books in a way that other editions cannot. This remarkable offering will be treasured by all lovers of literature. . . . KEY FETURES: 1.) Forewords from numerous literary luminaries, including Kurt Vonnegut, E.L. Doctorow, Ursula Le Guin, and Arthur Miller, to name just a few --- 2.) Each volume concludes with an afterword by a noteworthy Twain scholar --- 3.) Provides original facsimiles of the works as they were first published, including charming original illustrations.

Oxford University Press, USA, 1996. Hardcover. Complete twenty-nine volume set. Facsimilies of the first editions. All in dust jackets. Each book has a foreword and afterword by a popular modern author such as Toni Morrison, Ursula Le Guin, and Kurt Vonnegut. Some of the volumes show some minor shelf wear including small closed tears to jackets and light discoloration to foredges, and rubbing to edges of the boards. Condition ranges from very good to fine condition. The Celebrating Jumping Frog of Calaveras County and other Sketches,(1867) The Innocents Abroad (1869). Roughing it. (1872), The Gilded Age (1873), Sketches, New and Old (1875), The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876), A Tramp Abroad (1880), The Prince and the Pauper (1881), Life on the Mississippi (1883), Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885), A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1889), Merry Tales (1892), The American Claimant (1892), The $1,000.000 Bank Note and Other New Stories (1893), Tom Sawyer Abroad (1894), The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson and the Comedy Those Extraordinary Twins (1894), Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc (1896), The Stolen White Elephant and Other Detective Stories (1882, 1896, 1902), How to Tell a Story and Other Essays (1897), Following the Equator and Anti-imperialist Essays (1897, 1901, 1905), The Man that Corrupted HAdleyburg and Other Stories and Essays (1900), The Diaries of Adam and Eve (1904, 1906), What is Man (1906), the $30,000 bequest and other Stories (1906), Christian Science (1907), Chapters from my Autobiography (1906-1907), 1601, and Is Shakespeare Dead? (1882, 1909) Extract from Captain Stormfield's Visit to Heaven (1909), Speeches (1910). This is a massive set and will required substantial additional shipping charges for priority or international orders.

New York, NY: Oxford University Press, USA, 1996. Hard cover. Fine in fine dust jacket. Fine in Very Good to Fine Dust Jackets. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 4176 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. Additional shipping and insurance required. Please inquire. Set includes The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, and Other Sketches, 1867-The Innocents Abroad, 1869-Roughing It, 1872-The Bilded Age, 1873-Sketches, New and Old, 1875-The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, 1876-A Tramp Abroad, 1880-The Prince and the Pauper, 1881-Life on the Mississippi, 1883-Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, 1885-A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, 1889-Merry Tales, 1892-The American Claimant, 1892-The 1, 000, 000 Bank Note and Other New Stories, 1893-Tom Sawyer Abroad, 1894-The Tragedy of Pddd'nhead Wilson and the Comedy Those Extraordinary Twins, 1894-Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc, 1896-The Stolesn White Elephant and Other Detective Stories, 1882, 1896, 1902-How to Tell a Story and Other Essays, 1897-Following the Equator and Anti Imperialist Essays, 1897, 1901, 1905-The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg and Other Stories and Essays, 1900-The Diaries of Adam and Eve, 1904, 1906-What is Man? , 1906-The $30, 000 Bequest and Other Stories, 1906-Christian Science, 1907-Chapters from My Autobiography, 1906-1907-1601, and Is Shakespeare Dead, 1882, 1909-Extract From Captain Stormfield's Visit to Heaven, 1909-Speeches, 1910.