Boston: James R. Osgood and Company, 1883. “Mark Twain in Flames” A Landmark of American Literature - First Edition, First State TWAIN, Mark (Samuel L. Clemens). Life on the Mississippi. Boston: James R. Osgood and Company, 1883. First edition, first state, with the tailpiece on p. 441 depicting “Mark Twain..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1909. “Is Shakespeare Dead?”- Twain Takes Sides First State of Twain’s Most Curious Literary Heresy TWAIN, Mark. Is Shakespeare Dead? From My Autobiography. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1909. First edition, first state (without the inserted leaves referring to George Greenwood). Octavo (8 1/4 x...... More
Hartford, Conn.: American Publishing Company, 1894. Identity, Race, and Detection - Twain at His Most Subtle First American Edition, First State - with Distinguished Provenance TWAIN, Mark. The Tragedy of Pudd’nhead Wilson and the Comedy Those Extraordinary Twins. Hartford, Conn.: American Publishing Company, 1894. First American edition, BAL first state..... More
Boston: James R. Osgood and Company, 1882. A Victorian Masterpiece of Childhood and Kingship First American Edition in Bright Pictorial Gilt Cloth TWAIN, Mark. The Prince and the Pauper. A Tale for Young People of All Ages. With one hundred and ninety-two illustrations. Boston: James R. Osgood and Company, 1882..... More
Hartford, Conn.: The American Publishing Company, 1875. Twain’s Early Comic Mastery in Its Grand Subscription Form First Edition, Second State - In the Original Gilt Binding TWAIN, Mark. Mark Twain’s Sketches, New and Old. Now First Published in Complete Form. Hartford, Conn.: The American Publishing Company, 1875. First edition, second..... More
Hartford, Conn.: The American Publishing Company, 1893. A Gilt-Stamped Showpiece of Twainiana “Sketches, New and Old” in a Striking Publisher’s Binding TWAIN, Mark. Mark Twain’s Sketches, New and Old. Now First Published in Complete Form. Hartford, Conn.: The American Publishing Company, 1893. Later edition. Quarto (8 3/8 x 6 5/8..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1897. “The Humorous Story Is Told Gravely” Twain on the Art of Storytelling TWAIN, Mark. How to Tell a Story and Other Essays. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1897. First edition. Small octavo (7 1/2 x 5 inches; 191 x 127 mm.). [viii], [1–3], 4–233..... More
West Hatfield: Pennyroyal Press, 1985. Barry Moser illustrates Huckleberry Finn Limited to Three Hundred and Fifty Copies [PENNYROYAL PRESS]. [MOSER, Barry, illustrator]. TWAIN, Mark. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Illustrated by Barry Moser. Foreword by Henry Nash Smith. West Hatfield, [Massachusetts]: Printed by Harold McGrath. Pennyroyal Press, 1985. Centenary Edition. Limited..... More
Metuchen, New Jersey: Printed for the Editor, 1931. Limited to Seventy-One Copies [TWAIN, Mark]. UNDERHILL, Irving. Mark Twain's A Dog's Tale. Printed for the Editor of The American Book Collector, 1931. First edition, limited to seventy-one numbered copies, this being copy 32. Octavo (8 1/8 x 5 1/8 in; 206..... More
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