TWENTY-FOUR PAMPHLETS AND STORIES. Includes: English as She is Taught; To the Person Sitting in Darkness; A Dog's Tale; The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg; A Double Barreled Detective Story
by Twain, Mark
Original Wraps. Very Good. First appearance in print of the above titles, some unbound, some in wrappers, mostly octavo; all housed together in an attractive green quarter-leather slipcase with chemise. Including: (1) To the Person Sitting in Darkness, in The North American Review, No. DXXXI, Feb., 1901. First published edition, 8vo, pp. 161-176; stapled, unbound. (2) A Dog's... Read More
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Following the Equator
by Twain, Mark
Hartford: American Publishing Company, 1897. First Edition. Near Fine. First issue, with signature mark "11" on page 161; octavo, 712 pages. Original blue pictorial cloth, designed by Frank Berkeley Smith (1869-1916), depicting an elephant with colors of gray, tan, blue and gilt; spine fully decorated in gilt. An exceptional copy, very good+ to near fine; a tight copy,... Read More
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FIRESIDE CONVERSATION IN THE TIME OF QUEEN ELIZABETH OR 1601. A Fragment
by Twain, Mark
N.p.: Privately Printed, 1920. Hard Cover. Fine. Small Octavo. 25 pages, bound in blue cloth with paper label on front panel with title: "A Fragment By Mark Twain." Also bound in is "Excerpt from Mark Twain, A Biography, by Albert Bigelow Paine." Laid in is a note, dated 10/1/62: "A unique copy of '1601' bound from loose... Read More
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The Mentor. Articles By Twain's Biographer and Close Friends
by Twain, Mark
Springfield (Ohio): Crowell Publishing Company, 1924. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+. Quarto. May issue, bound in contemporary blue cloth, gilt title on spine, with gray end papers, original wrappers bound in. Articles by his biographer and close friends; many photos of Twain and his family and various residences. Light wear at spine ends, internally fine.
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A MURDER, A MYSTERY, AND A MARRIAGE
by TWAIN, Mark. Foreword and Afterword By Roy Blount Jr.
New York: W. W. Norton, 2001. First Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Fine/Fine. Peter De Seve. Octavo. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. 112 pp.
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An Exhibition Selected Mainly from the Papers Belonging to the Samuel L. Clemens Estate on Deposit in the Huntington Library
by Twain, Mark [The Huntington Library]
San Marino, CA: The Mark Twain Company, 1947. First Edition. Original Wrappers. Fine. octavo, 33 pages. Illustrated in black and white; original tan wrappers.
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DEATH-DISK
by Twain, Mark
New York: Edgar S. Werner, 1913. FIRST SEPARATE EDITION. Original Wraps. Fine. 5 1/2" x 7 1/2" (5)pp., bound in pictorial wrappers stapled. A fine copy, with a small closed edge tear.
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To the Person Sitting in Darkness and Concerning the Rev. Mr. Ament
by Twain, Mark
Privately Printed, 1926. Original Wraps. Fine. Octavo. Number 187 of 250 printed. 44 pages, in original brown stiff wrappers. First edition in this format, after the 1901 edition published by the Anti-Imperialist League (BAL 3470), which was reprinted by permission of the North American Review, February, 1901. A fine copy. This limited edition is BAL 3698.
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Christian Science with Notes Containing Corrections to Date
by Twain, Mark
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1907. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket. Octavo. Mixed issue, with 2 of the 3 issue points called for by BAL; with 17 titles on copyright page; frontis dated 1906, but list of illustrations is in 6 lines, not 8; February 1907 on copyright. Bound in publisher's red cloth, decorated in gilt. A... Read More
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The Innocents Abroad, or the New pilgrims' Progress
by Twain, Mark
Hartford: American Publishing Company, 1869. First Edition. Full-Leather. Very Good. Octavo. Third issue. Bound in publisher's library sheep; brown coated end papers. Rebacked, long ago, edgeworn; leather labels on spine, one chipped, the other with 50% loss. Internally clean. BAL3316.
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Mark Twain's Autobiography. With an Introduction By Albert Bigelow Paine
by Twain, Mark
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1924. First Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Fine/Good. Octavo. First edition, first issue. TWO VOLUMES. xvi[1]368, 2 blank; viii[1-365]2 ads, 3 blank. With inserted frontispieces. Original blue cloth, lettered in gilt, top edges gilt. Pictorial dust jackets printed in blue, original publisher's slipcase showing edgewear. Dust jackets with a few small chips,... Read More
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MARK TWAIN IN ERUPTION. Hitherto Unpublished Pages About Men and Events
by TWAIN, Mark. Edited By Bernard DeVoto
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1940. First Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Near Fine/Fine. Octavo. ("K-P" on copyright page) 402 pages. Bound in original terra-cotta cloth; near fine in a fine dust jacket. One of only 7,000 copies printed. The editor selected unpublished parts of Twain's autobiography, which was copyrighted in 1922. Tasteful bookplate front... Read More
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"1601" Conversation, as it Was By the Social Fireside in the Time of the Tudors
by Twain, Mark
Paris: Brentano's, 1962. Hard Cover. Near Fine. Octavo. Bound in green buckram. An exact facsimile reproduction of the edition printed at West Point Military Academy in 1882. Preeeded by a modified printing for easier reading. No dust jacket; near fine.
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UNPUBLISHED DIARIES OF MARK TWAIN
by Twain, Mark
New York: Hearst's International-Cosmopolitan, 1935. Original Wraps. Fine. Quarto. First appearance of these diaries by Mark Twain, in the August and September (1935) issues of Hearst's Cosmopolitan Magazine. Two issues, original pictorial wrappers; housed within a custom half-leather slipcase.
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The Mark Twain Calendar
by Twain, Mark
New York: Sully and Kleinteich, 1918. Original Wraps. Very Good. Prrinted tan paper wraps, string tied at top. Small chips and dampstain to front wrap.
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THE AMERICAN CLAIMANT
by Twain, Mark
New York: Charles L. Webster, 1892. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. Octavo. 277p., (8)pp. publisher's ads at rear. Illustrated by Dan Beard. Bound in original olive green pictorial cloth accented in black, lettering stamped in gilt; a very good copy; internally clean and bright.
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Eve's Diary. Translated from the Original MS
by Twain, Mark
New York & London: Harper & Brothers, 1906. First Edition. Near Fine. Lester Ralph. octavo, 109 pages; publisher's red pictorial cloth, printed in black, white and green. First printing, with "published June 1906" on copyright page and leaves (1)1 and (8)3 used as pastedowns. Gift inscription on verso of frontis. Minor fading at spine and short closed tear... Read More
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CHRISTIAN SCIENCE WITH NOTES CONTAINING CORRECTIONS TO DATE with CHRISTIAN SCIENCE AND THE BOOK OF MRS. EDDY from The Cosmopolitan Vol. XXVII
by Twain, Mark
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1907. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. Octavo. Bound in original red cloth, stamped in gilt. Frontis is dated 1906, copyright states "published February 1907 and lists 17 volumes in the Uniform Edition, page iii is set in 6 lines. Previous owner's name, glue residue on reverse of frontis and the slightest of... Read More
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The Jumping Frog. In English, Then in French, Then Clawed Back Into a Civilized Language Once More By Patient, Unremunerated Toil
by Twain, Mark
New York and London: Harper & Brothers, 1903. First Edition Thus. F. Strothman. octavo, 66 pages; publisher's pictorial red cloth, printed in green, white and black. First printing, with "published November 1903" on copyright page. Internally clean and bright, with no markings of any kind. Lettering on spine faded, but a near fine copy. BAL 3477.
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Is Shakespeare Dead? From My Autobiography
by Twain, Mark
New York & London: Harper & Brothers, 1909. First Edition. Fine. octavo, 150 pages; publisher's green cloth, printed in gilt. First printing, with "published April, 1909" on copyright page and with "epuipped" on page 55, line 5. Top edges gilt. Internally clean and bright, with no markings of any kind. BAL 3509.
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A Tramp Abroad
by Twain, Mark
Hartford: American Publishing Company, 1880. First Edition. Various. octavo, 631(1) pages; publisher's pictorial black cloth, printed in gilt; pale buff end papers. Second issue, with "Titian's Moses on frontis; sheets bulk 1 3/8" - neat owner name on ffep. Spine ends a bit worn, tips worn; internally very good. BAL 3386.
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Simon Wheeler, Detective
by TWAIN, Mark. Edited By Franklin R. Rogers
New York: New York Public Library, 1963. First Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Fine/Very Good. Octavo. Limited to 1500 copies; book is fine, quite scarce in the original glassine dust jacket, with some chipping along spine and a couple of wrinkles.
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Extract from Captain Stormfield's Visit to Heaven
by Twain, Mark
New York & London: Harper & Brothers, 1909. First Edition. octavo, 121 pages; publisher's red pictorial cloth printed in white and black. First printing, with "published October 1909" on copyright page. Internally clean and bright, with no markings of any kind. Spine slightly faded, but a so near fine copy. BAL 3511.
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Life on the Mississippi
by Twain, Mark
Boston: James R. Osgood, 1883. First Edition. Very Good+. Octavo, 624 pages; publisher's pictorial brown cloth, decorated in gilt and black, gray end papers. FIRST STATE, intermediate A, with Twain's head in flames on page 441, and "St. Charles Hotel" on page 443. All hinges are intact; small tape residue on ffep; internally clean and bright, with no... Read More
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THE PRINCE AND THE PAUPER
by Twain, Mark Edited By E. Lobedanz
Berlin: Gaierners Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1895. Hard Cover. Very Good++. Octavo. Five pages in German of the introduction, about Twain; 137pp., of text in English, 24 pp. of notes in German relating to the chapters, a table of history of the Tudors and a folding map of London. Bound in original green cloth lettered and decorated in black, very light... Read More
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