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189434537Hartford: American Publishing Co 1894. First edition first state with the sheets with the block bulking to 1 1/8†and with frontispiece facsimile signature measuring 1 and 7/16s inches wide. Title-page in red and black frontispiece portrait of Twain from photograph above printed signature and with delightful illustrations in the margins of nearly every page. 8vo publisher’s original rust-colored cloth decorated extensively in gilt and black on the upper cover and spine. 432 pp. A fine and very handsome copy in the publisher's original binding state. The text-block is clean and fresh the binding bright and beautifully preserved. A VERY PLEASING COPY IN PUBLISHER'S ORIGINAL DECORATED BINDING OF THE FIRST EDITION OF TWAIN’S BITING YET COMEDIC COMMENTARY ON SLAVERY AND THE ROLE OF RACE IN AMERICAN SOCIETY. It is a short novel featuring the brilliantly crafted character Roxanna a mulatto slave who suffers dire consequences after switching her infant son with her master’s baby and the clever Pudd’nhead Wilson an ostracized small-town lawyer. Twain’s darkly comic masterpiece is a provocative exploration of slavery and miscegenation. In the words of Langston Hughes “Mark Twain in his presentation of Negroes as human beings stands head and shoulders above the other Southern writers of his times.â€<br> Included in the publication is Those Extraordinary Twins the slapstick and irrelevant story that evolved into ‘Pudd’nhead Wilson’. By including it the publisher provided us with a fascinating view of the author’s process. American Publishing Co hardcover
188234536Boston: J. R. Osgood and Co 1882. First edition first issue with the "Franklin Press" imprint on the copyright page and the first state of the binding with rosette at 1/8†below the horizontal. With 192 illustrations. 8vo publisher’s original dark green cloth with pictorial decoration in gilt and black on upper board stamped and lettered in gilt and black on the spine a.e.g. 2 411 pp. frontispiece 2 blanks at rear A copy with a bit of wear from use and age some evidence of rubbing to the edges from shelving inner hinge starting clean internally. THE RARE FIRST ISSUE. Twain's timeless tale of two little boys who switch places to see how the other half lives. Very scarce in unsophisticated original cloth.<br> THE PRINCE AND THE PAUPER was quite unlike anything Twain had done up till that time. It is a fine adventure with a delicate vein of “Twainian†humor running throughout. Twain took up a short domicile in Montreal in an attempt to establish residency there so that he could register the copy-right in Canada England and the United States. His past encounters with piracy led him to make this attempt. J. R. Osgood and Co hardcover
188215305Chatto & Windus 1882. 8vo. Second UK Edition with three-page facsimile as frontispiece original tissue guard present and very numerous woodcut illustrations a number full-page in the text; original pictorial red cloth upper board and backstrip elaborately blocked in black and lettered in gilt lower board blocked in black patterned green floral endpapers a remarkably bright clean crisp copy. With 32pp publisher's catalogue dated January 1886 bound in at end. Lovely copy of the second UK edition published a year after the first. Most uncommon in anything like this condition. Chatto & Windus, hardcover
1883279285Boston: Osgood 1883. First. hardcover. very good. Introduction by Mark Twain. 182pp. 16mo mustard cloth soiled. Boston: Osgood 1883. First American Edition.<br/><br/> Later re-printed as "English as She is Spoke". First edition with the Twain Introduction. "Its delicious unconscious ridiculousness and its enchanting naivete are as supreme and unapproachable in their way as are Shakespeare's sublimities."<br/><br/> Osgood unknown books
1892011712New York: Charles L. Webster 1892. Front cover lettered in gilt with vignette in black. Corners and spine extremities show only minimal wear. Cover and spine are crisp and bright. Book-plate front free endpaper. Several small areas of black spotting on top edge and top of fore-edge. Eight pp. advertisements at the conclusion. See BAL 3434. First American Edition. Green Cloth. Minor Wear./No Jacket. Octavo. Charles L. Webster Hardcover books
189234546New York: Charles L. Webster and Co 1892. First edition. Illustrated throughout by Dan Beard. 8vo pale green cloth lettered and decorated in gilt and black on spine and cover. 277 8 ads pp. An unusually nice copy bright and clean with only the slightest bit of rubbing quite fine throughout. FIRST EDITION. Twain’s delightful romp through British and American matters is a follow-up to THE GILDED AGE. There are plot twists mistaken identities and more then one roll-switch while Twain with his typical wit examines the serious differences between the American democracy and the English hereditary aristocracy. Charles L. Webster and Co hardcover
189234539New York: Charles L. Webster and Co 1892. First edition. Illustrated throughout by Dan Beard. 8vo pale green cloth lettered and decorated in gilt and black on spine and cover. 277 8 ads pp. A handsome and clean copy with only slight rubbing at the extremities internally clean and only slightly mellowed a tight and strong copy with gentle age evidence. FIRST EDITION. Twain’s delightful romp through British and American matters is a follow-up to THE GILDED AGE. There are plot twists mistaken identities and more then one roll-switch while Twain with his typical wit examines the serious differences between the American democracy and the English hereditary aristocracy. Charles L. Webster and Co hardcover
1892011712New York: Charles L. Webster 1892. Front cover lettered in gilt with vignette in black. Corners and spine extremities show only minimal wear. Cover and spine are crisp and bright. Book-plate front free endpaper. Several small areas of black spotting on top edge and top of fore-edge. Eight pp. advertisements at the conclusion. See BAL 3434. First American Edition. Green Cloth. Minor Wear./No Jacket. Octavo. Charles L. Webster Hardcover
1884355490715208London: Chatto & Windus 1884. First Edition. Hard Cover. First UK Edition. First Impression first state with publisher's catalogue dated 'October 1884' at the rear of the book. Publisher's red cloth with titling and decorations stamped in gilt and black on spine and front board. Leaf-patterned end-papers. The front hinge is just starting to go; very slight fraying to the spine ends which are a little soft; slight fading to the spine. A bright and attractive VG or slightly better copy. This book precedes the US first edition so is the "true" first edition. Chatto & Windus hardcover
18858529New York: Charles L. Webster 1885. First edition. First Issue. With 174 black and white illustrations by E.W. Kemble. Large 8vo original publisher's sheep binding with the red and black lettering labels on the spine. It is estimated that only 2500 copies were issued in this binding. 366 pp. A very pleasing and handsome copy. Light expert and unobtrusive refurbishment to the joints. FIRST EDITION OF ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT AND GREATEST BOOKS IN AMERICAN LITERATURE. A very handsome copy with the following earliest setting states as listed by BAL: "Him and another Man" is listed at page 88 BAL's first state; page 57 eleventh line from the bottom reads ".with the was." BAL's first state; page 155 with final 5 “stamped in†by hand see Underhill and matching the original font in the setting of the page number no priority occurring randomly in all three states independent of other major signs of first printing sheets but this setting seems to appear least often; the portrait frontispiece is in BAL's first state “heliotype†imprint on the portrait frontispiece title page with 1884 copyright on verso p.9: the heading for Chapter 6 reads “Decided†later corrected to “Decides†p.143: “I†in “Col.†line 1 missing and “b†in “body†line 7 broken p. 161: signature mark “11†is missing final leaf is a blank. Very rare with this many first issue points. The sheep bindings are generally in poor condition but this copy is still quite nice.<br> Along with Tom Sawyer Huckleberry Finn is considered the stepping stone to modern American literature. And along with Tom Sawyer for the first time the hero of the novel was a boy. These books are landmarks and Hemingway often offered his opinion that the modern novel would have been impossible without them. With Whitman’s Leaves of Grass and Melville’s Moby Dick they provide us with a view of America transcending its past and beginning its future. Charles L. Webster unknown
1897RO40255735Bernhard Tauchnitz, Leipzig. 1897. In-16. Broché. Etat d'usage, 1er plat abîmé, Dos fané, Intérieur acceptable. 286 pages. Etiquette de code sur la couverture. Quelques tampons de bibliothèque.. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon
1888RO60137934Bernhard Tauchnitz. 1888. In-16. Relié. Etat d'usage, Couv. partiel. décollorée, Dos fané, Intérieur acceptable. 287 pages.. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon
1872046932Hartford: American Publishing Company 1872. First Edition. Hardcover Original Cloth. Good Condition. Original brown cloth wear at corners and spine ends with some loss of cloth slightly shaken rear joint starting scattered minor foxing but mostly clean. First state as per BAL 3337 and McBride ad on last page not necessarily a point but the copyright copy deposited has it. xviii 19-591 1. 6 plates illustrated throughout. Size: Octavo 8vo. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Literature & Literary; Inventory No: 046932. American Publishing Company hardcover books
187834557Toronto: Rose-Belford Publishing Company 1878. First Edition. 8vo publisher's original brown cloth decorated and lettered in black and blind on the upper cover lettered in gilt on the spine central ornamental device in blind to the rear cover. 150 pp. A fine copy beautifully preserved. FIRST EDITION. A FINE COPY OF THIS RARE COLLECTION OF SHORT STORIES AND A BOOK ABSENT FROM MOST MARK TWAIN COLLECTION. It includes the following stories: An Idle Excursion Recent Carnival of Crime The Loves of Alonzo Fitz Clarence and Rosannah Ethelton A True Story The Canvasser's Tale An Encounter with an Interviewer Speech on the Weather Rogers Letter Read ata Dinner of the Knights of St. Patrick. Rose-Belford Publishing Company hardcover
187834542New York: Slote Woodman & Co. 1878. First Edition First Issue with author’s name on title-page p. 91 in correct state and no postscript on p. 101. Illustrated head and tailpieces throughout illustration to rear pastedown. 8vo publishers original sepia cloth blocked and decorated and lettered in black on the upper cover spine gilt decorated and lettered the rear cover decorated in blind. 140 2 pp. A pleasing well preserved copy with light age wear to the tips of the spine and a bit of rubbing to the black and extremities. FIRST EDITION FIRST ISSUE IN THE ORIGINAL CLOTH OF THIS EARLY AND INTERESTING WORK BY TWAIN. The title story “is about Twain's encounter with a virus-like jingle and how it occupies his mind for several days until he manages to "infect" another person thus removing the jingle from his mind. <br>The story is significant in that it is a fairly accurate description of a meme and how it can replicate itself in a short time thus acting like a virus in some respects.<br> The narrator Mark Twain sees a catchy jingle in the morning newspaper. The jingle promptly attaches itself to his mind such that he loses concentration and can no longer remember what he ate for breakfast whether he ate at all and what words he was going to use in his novel. The jingle mentally incapacitates him until a few days later he takes a walk with his friend the Reverend and inadvertently transfers the jingle to the reverend's mind. As this happens Twain experiences a sense of relief and returns to his normal life.<br> Some days after Twain was cured the Reverend visits him; he is in a terrible state as the jingle which keeps on repeating in his head has already disabled his concentration. He tells Twain of some incidents where the rhythm of the jingle influenced his actions such as when churchgoers started swaying to the rhythm of his homilies. Taking pity on the man Twain decides to cure him and brings him to a meeting of university students. The Reverend successfully manages to transfer the jingle from himself to the students curing himself and at the same time continuing the diabolical cycle of the jingle.<br> Other sketches in the book include: “Map of Paris with Map†“Random Notes of an Idle Excursion†“An Encounter with an Interviewer†tâ€The Loves of Alonzo Fitz Clarence Etc.†and a number of additional short works. Slote, Woodman & Co. hardcover
1898RO40262681Bernhard Tauchnitz, Leipzig. 1898. In-16. Broché. Etat d'usage, Couv. légèrement passée, Dos abîmé, Intérieur acceptable. 319 pages. Etiquette de code sur la couverture. Quelques tampons de bibliothèque. Nombreuses pages non coupées.. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon
1892019628New York: Charles Webster & Co 1892. First Edition. Small Octavo. First printing State A; without portrait. 209pp. 7pp. ads at rear. Bound in olive green cloth lettered and decorated in black gray and gilt minor soiling and wear to spine ends. Previous owner's inscription to upper corner of pastedown. A very good copy. BAL 3435. Charles Webster & Co unknown books
1875F9079SHEldon 1875. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. FIRST. A very good first edition first issue no ads owners name on fep. SHEldon Hardcover
189710992Chatto & Windus 1897. 8vo. with a wood-engraved frontispiece original tissue guard present title-vignette and numerous illustrations in the text free endpapers lightly browned; original ribbed blue cloth upper board blocked and lettered in gilt and blind gilt back uncut a very good bright clean copy. With 32pp publisher's catalogue dated November 1896 bound in at end. This delightful and charmingly illustrated anthology was first published in 1888. All editions are scarce especially in this condition. Chatto & Windus, hardcover
188334532Boston: James R. Osgood 1883. First Edition First State. Blanck's intermediate with the tailpiece of Twain in flames on p.441 not present and with caption on p.443 in the earliest state reading "The St. Louis Hotel". Profusely illustrated throughout. Tall 8vo publisher’s original decorated cloth with black stamped decorations and gilt pictorial vignettes on the upper cover the spine decorated in black and with a large gilt pictorial vignette lettered in gilt a.e.g. 624 pp. A handsome copy expert restoration to the spine tips new endleaves added. ONE OF TWAIN’S BEST BOOKS AND A RARE FINE COPY IN ORIGINAL CLOTH OF THIS IMPORTANT FIRST EDITION. Twain writes about his home and his muse-the great Mississippi. “As a dwelling place for civilized man it is by far the first upon our globe.†preface<br> In this largely autobiographical narrative Twain gives us a vivid account of his youth on the great river. A brilliant firsthand account of the steamboat age the science of river piloting and the life of the river itself from the point of view of those who made their living navigating it. A truly wonderful book and a valued piece of the American legacy. James R. Osgood hardcover
188334533Boston: James R. Osgood 1883. First Edition First State. Earliest points with the tailpiece of Twain in flames on p.441 and with caption on p.443 in the earliest state reading "The St. Louis Hotel". Profusely illustrated throughout and with a number of interesting clippings including announcements of Twain's passing and a copy of the last photograph he posed for. Tall 8vo publisher’s original decorated cloth with black stamped decorations and gilt pictorial vignettes on the upper cover the spine decorated in black and with a large gilt pictorial vignette lettered in gilt a.e.g. 624 pp. A handsome and pleasing copy with minor rubbing to the tips the text-block clean the hinges strong ONE OF TWAIN’S BEST BOOKS AND A RARE FINE COPY IN ORIGINAL CLOTH OF THIS IMPORTANT FIRST EDITION. Twain writes about his home and his muse-the great Mississippi. “As a dwelling place for civilized man it is by far the first upon our globe.†preface<br> In this largely autobiographical narrative Twain gives us a vivid account of his youth on the great river. A brilliant firsthand account of the steamboat age the science of river piloting and the life of the river itself from the point of view of those who made their living navigating it. A truly wonderful book and a valued piece of the American legacy. James R. Osgood hardcover
1883014121B oston: James R. Osgood and Company. FULL leather edition Strong clean fresh illustrated text. with the points Twain Flames/Hotel correct. Beautiful gilt edges. Strong book with tight firm internal structure. The BAD PART . Neat yet somewhat crude bookbinder slices cover leathers north to south full length to access and reinforce covers. . The once lovely 5 banned spine now totally flaked yet still strong. The bold marble free end papers are also so sliced and intrusion into the first blank end papers completes the wreck. ALL have been repaired so to speak and are not ok and are serious faults. Thus this volume cries out for the magical book binder.and all will be well again. . Very Good. Leather. 1st Edition. 1883. James R. Osgood and Company hardcover
188374559Boston: James R Osgood. 1883. Hardcover. Good. 316 illustrations bound in original decorated brown cloth covers rubbed and worn; Large Octavo . James R Osgood hardcover
1883004367BOSTON: JAMES R OSGOOD AND COMPANY 1883. FIRST STATE . Hardcover. VERY GOOD PLUS/NoNE. 300 ILLUSTRATIONS. THE BOOK HAS BEEN REBOUND IN TAN LEATHER LIFE ON THE MISSISSIPPI AND MARK TWAIN ON THE SPINE IN RED LEATHER . TOP OF SPINE IS A LITTLE RAGGED BOTTOM OF SPINE HAS A LITTLE PIECE OF LEATHER MISSING. . A TAPE REPAIR ON REAR OF SPINE. AND ON TWO FRONT CORNERS INTERIOR IS NEAR FINE ALL POINTS ARE PRESENT ALL EDGES MARBLED MATCHING END PAPERS INTERIOR IS BRIGHT CLEAN AND WHITE NO FOXING THIS COPY HAS THE BURNING HEAD OF MARK TWAIN ON PAGE 441 PAGE 443 HAS HOTEL AS THE ST LOUIS HOTEL A VERY RARE FIRST STATE IPHONE PHOTOS GLADLY SENT <br/> <br/> JAMES R OSGOOD AND COMPANY hardcover
188428115Paris: Bibliotheque Novelle De La Jeuesses A Hennuyer Imprimeur-Editeur ca. 1884 1886. Together two volumes. The first editions in French. Both novels feature black and white illustrations by Achille Sirouy. Square 8vos each in the original cream cloth beautifully decorated in colours from scenes out of the stories and lettered in red and black on the upper and lower cover and spine a.e.g. 238; 276 pp. A fine bright pair of these rare books the cream cloth just slightly dusty. RARE. Very lovely copies of the first French editions of both Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn. These editions were beautifully illustrated and bound quiet differently from their American counterparts only two copies of Tom Sawyer are noted to have appeared at auction for over 30 years and there are no records at all for Huck Finn.<br> Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn are considered stepping stones to modern American literature. And in these stories for the first time the hero of the novels were boys. These books are landmarks and Hemingway often offered his opinion that the modern novel would have been impossible without them. With Whitman’s Leaves of Grass and Melville’s Moby Dick they provide us with a view of America transcending its past and beginning its future. Bibliotheque Novelle De La Jeuesses, A Hennuyer, Imprimeur-Editeur hardcover
