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Mark Twain Content in Six Century Magazines from the 1880s, including: Mark Twain. A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court. By Mark Twain. The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine. Vol. XXXIX. New Series Vol. XVII. New York: The Century Co., London: T. Fisher Unwin, November 1889, to April 1890. First edition. Octavo. viii, 73 - 84 pages. A few illustrations throughout the text. Wrappers bound into a clear plastic folder. The front wrapper is hand lettered in pencil. Very light toning. Altogether a very good copy. This is the first appearance of extracts from Mark Twain's A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, first published in book form in December of 1889 by Charles L. Webster & Company. [and:] Mark Twain. A Curious Experience. By Mark Twain. The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine. Vol. XXIII. New Series Vol. I. New York: The Century Co., London: F. Warne & Co., November 1881, to April 1882. First edition. Octavo. iii, 35 - 46, 143 - 144 pages. Wrappers bound into a clear plastic folder. The front wrapper is hand lettered in pencil. Some very light toning. Altogether a very good copy. This is the first appearance of the short story A Curious Experience which was latter collected in Stolen White Elephant published in 1882. [and:] Mark Twain. English as She is Taught. The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine. Vol. XXXIII. New Series Vol. XI. New York: The Century Co., London: T. Fisher Unwin, November 1886, to April 1887. First edition. Octavo. viii, 819 - 820, 931 - 936, 799 - 802 pages. One illustration. Wrappers bound into a clear plastic folder. The front wrapper is hand lettered in pencil. Some very light toning. Altogether a very good copy. English as She is Taught is a work by Caroline B. Le Row with a commentary by Mark Twain which was published in 1887 by T. Fisher Unwin in London. The commentary by Mark Twain in this book was directly reprinted from this magazine edition. [and:] Mark Twain. Meisterschaft: in Three Acts. By Mark Twain. The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine. Vol. XXXV. New Series Vol. XIII. New York: The Century Co., London: T. Fisher Unwin, November 1887, to April 1888. First edition. Octavo. viii, 457 - 468 pages. Light green wrappers bound into a clear plastic folder. Very light toning, small purple stamp on the front of the back wrapper. Altogether a very good copy. The first appearance of this short work which was later collected in Merry Tales published in 1892 by Charles L. Webster in New York. [and:] [Mark Twain]. T.S. Perry's Review of "Huckleberry Finn." By Mark Twain. The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine. Vol. XXX. New Series Vol. VIII. New York: The Century Co., London: F. Warne & Co., May 1885, to October 1885. First edition. Octavo. viii, 171 - 172 pages. Patterned green wrappers bound into a clear plastic folder. A very good copy. [and:] Mark Twain. Private History of a Campaign that Failed, Wanted: A Universal Tinker, and International Copyright. By Mark Twain. The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine. Vol. XXXI. New Series Vol. IX. New York: The Century Co., London: F. Warnes & Co., November 1885 to April 1886. First edition. Octavo. viii, 163 -164, 193 - 204, 311 - 318, 483 -484, 625 - 634 pages. A few illustrations throughout the text. Patterned green wrappers bound into a clear plastic folder. A very good copy. Private History of a Campaign That Failed was later collected in Marry Tales in 1892, and International Copyright was later collected in What American Authors Think About International Copyright in 1888.Auction Info
2008 June Grand Format Books & Manuscripts Auction #683 (go to Auction Home page)
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