LOT #58313 |
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Six Works By or Regarding Mark Twain, including:... (Total: 6 Items)
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Six Works By or Regarding Mark Twain, including: Report from Paradise. By Mark Twain. With Drawings by Charles Locke. New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1952. First edition. Octavo. xxv, 93 pages. Several illustrations throughout the text by Charles Locke. Publisher's cream cloth shelfback over light blue boards with the spine lettered in dark blue. Tan dust jacket illustrated and ruled in blue and lettered in blue and black. Some very slight discoloration to the edges of the covers and jacket, very minor rubbing to the jacket, price clipped. Altogether a very good copy. This work, edited and introduced by Dixon Wecter, collects two of Samuel Clemens' own favorite works, Captain Stormfield's Visit to Heaven and Letter from the Recording Angel. The code letters F - B on the copyright page signify a printing in June, 1952. [and:] Fireside Conversation in the Time of Queen Elizabeth or "1601". A Fragment by mark Twain. [N. p.]: Privately Printed, 1920. Small octavo. Publisher's blue textured boards with the front cover labeled with a cream paper label with black lettering. Some minor rubbing to the covers, some toning to the front label and rear endpapers and title, barely noticeable bowing to the front cover. Altogether a very good copy. 27 pages. [and:] Literary Essays. By Mark Twain. (Samuel L. Clemens). Illustrated. New York and London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, [1890]. Reprint. Octavo. 333 pages. Three illustrated plates, including the frontispiece. Publisher's green cloth covers with the spine lettered in gilt. Some rubbing to the covers, very lightly bumped and frayed corners and head and foot of the spine, sunned spine, faded gilt lettering, very slight bowing to the front cover, toning to the edges of the pages. [and:] John Elderkin. A Brief History of The Lotos Club. By John Elderkin. New York: Club House, [1895]. First edition, probable first issue. Octavo. 166 pages, plus 57 page club handbook form the years 1894 - 1895 at the rear. Five illustrated plates, including the frontispiece. Publisher's black cloth covers with the front cover illustrated, ruled, and lettered in gilt. The spine is lettered in gilt. Tope edge gilt. Some rubbing to the covers, very light bumping to the corners and head and foot of the spine, some very minor fraying to the foot of the spine. Altogether a very good copy. [and:] John Elderkin, Chester S. Lord, and Horatio N. Fraser. Speeches at the Lotos Club. Arranged by John Elderkin, Chester S. Lord, and Horatio N. Fraser. New York: Privately Printed, MCMI. One of 1000 copies. Octavo. xxii, 414 pages. Thirteen illustrated plates, including the frontispiece. Publisher's black cloth covers double ruled in gilt. The spine is lettered and ruled in gilt. Top edge gilt. Intricate title page in black, red, and cream. Some rubbing and discolored spotting to the covers, slight sunning to the spine, lightly bumped corners and head and foot of the spine. Altogether a very good copy. Samuel L. Clemens' speech was held at the dinner in his honor on November 10, 1900, and is on pages 374 to 379. [and:] Charles Neider, editor. The Complete Essays of Mark Twain. Now Collected for the first time. Edited and with an introduction by Charles Neider. Drawings by Mark Twain. Garden City, N. Y.: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1963. First edition. Octavo. xxv, 705 pages. Some small illustrations throughout the text. Indices. Publisher's tan shelfback over black boards with a facsimile of Mark Twain's signature in silver on the front cover. The spine is lettered in silver over black label areas. Illustrated dust jacket. Top edge stained green. Some very minor rubbing to the covers and jacket, a few creases and a small missing piece on the bottom of the front jacket, slight discoloration to the jacket spine, a small closed tear to the top edge of the front jacket, price clipped. Altogether a very good copy.Auction Info
2008 June Grand Format Books & Manuscripts Auction #683 (go to Auction Home page)
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