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# 1875 Mark Twain Sketches New and Old First Edition - Damaged / Breaker Copy
## Item Specifics
* **Author:** Mark Twain (Samuel L. Clemens)
* **Title:** Sketches, New and Old: Now First Published in Complete Form
* **Publisher:** The American Publishing Company (Hartford, Conn., and Chicago, Ill.)
* **Publication Year:** 1875
* **Edition:** First Edition (Early Printing / Second State)
* **Binding:** Hardcover (Publisher\'s Blue Cloth Cover - Front Only)
* **Language:** English
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## Condition Report & Structural Overview
**CRITICAL CONDITION NOTE: PLEASE READ FULL DESCRIPTION AND EXAMINE ALL PHOTOS CAREFULLY BEFORE offerDING OR PURCHASING.**
This antiquarian volume is being sold strictly **AS-IS / FOR PARTS OR RESTORATION** due to severe structural wear and missing components:
* **Binding & Covers:** The back cover/board is completely missing. The front original blue publisher\'s cloth cover is fully detached from the textblock. The spine backing material is mostly perished, leaving the internal binding strings and signatures exposed.
* **Textblock & Pages:** The interior textblock remains intact, complete, and legible. The original 1875 title page is present and attached to the front section of the pages.
* **Paper Condition:** The pages show expected historical aging, toning, light foxing, and minor edge fraying, but they remain free of heavy modern ink markings. There are liquid stains visible on the blank reverse pages/endpapers (as pictured).
**Buyer Notice:** This item is an excellent candidate for a professional re-backing project, an addition to a historical display, or use as a \"breaker\" copy for harvesting authentic 19th-century pages and illustrations. *Please closely judge the exact physical state of the binding and pages from the provided photos, as they serve as the primary visual description of the item.*
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## Shipping & Handling
* **Shipping Cost:** FREE Shipping via USPS Media Mail.
* **Packaging:** The book will be securely wrapped in moisture-resistant materials and packed in a rigid box to prevent any further detachment or wear to the textblock during transit.
* **Handling Time:** Ships within 1 business day of cleared payment.
