The Complete Short Stories of Mark Twain – Charles Neider Ed. 1957 HC/DJ

The Complete Short Stories of Mark Twain: Now Collected for the First Time
Edited by Charles Neider
Published by Doubleday & Company, Garden City, New York — 1957
Hardcover with original dust jacket

📖 OVERVIEW

This volume brings together sixty of Mark Twain’s greatest short stories (including thirteen from non-fiction) in one comprehensive collection. Edited by Charles Neider and first published in 1957. Google Books+1

⚙️ DETAILS

* Editor: Charles Neider

* Publisher: Doubleday & Company (Garden City, N.Y.)

* Year: 1957 — first time this collection was issued in one volume. Biblio

* Format: Hardcover (cloth binding)

* Dust Jacket: Present (assumed)

* Pages: 676 pp. Google Books+1

* Condition: [Insert condition here: e.g., “Very Good book; Dust Jacket Very Good with light edge wear.”]

* Genre: Short stories / American literature classic

* Edition Note: First edition of this compilation (1957).

* Significance: A major collected work of Mark Twain’s short fiction, appealing to collectors of American classics.

⭐ COLLECTOR NOTES

* The presence and condition of the original dust jacket significantly affect desirability and value.

* Verify that the book is indeed the 1957 Doubleday first edition (rather than later reprints) — look for the 1957 date and proper imprint.

* Condition details matter: check for board wear, spine ends, hinge tightness, dust jacket chips/tears, page toning or foxing.

* This edition is moderately collectible—but not ultra-rare—so condition is the primary value differentiator.

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