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Two Mark Twain Novels,... (Total: 2 Items)
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Two Mark Twain Novels, including: King Leopold's Soliloquy: A Defense of His Congo Rule. By Mark Twain. Boston: The P. R. Warren Co., 1905. First edition, fourth issue. Small octavo pamphlet. 51 [52] pages. Six illustrated plates, including the frontispiece. Illustrated soft cover pamphlet. Slight rubbing to the covers, some fraying to the spine and edges, diagonal cut to the bottom front corner. Altogether a very good copy. Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens 1835 - 1910) authored this sharp political satire of King Leopold's rule over the Congo Free State, seemingly in Leopold's own voice defending his actions. [and:] The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County and Other Sketches. By Mark Twain. London: George Routledge & Sons, Ltd., [n.d.] Ca. 1898 reprint. Octavo. 200 pages. [2, publisher's ads in the rear]. Illustrated brown wrappers. Some rubbing to the covers, spine is slightly wrinkled and frayed. Altogether a very good copy. This short story authored by Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens 1835 - 1910) was also published under the titles "The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" and "Jim Smiley and His Jumping Frog." It was originally published in 1867 by C. H. Webb in New York.Auction Info
2008 June Grand Format Books & Manuscripts Auction #683 (go to Auction Home page)
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June, 2008
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