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Clemens, Samuel L.
Estimate
3,000 - 4,000 USD
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Description
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Autograph inscription signed ("S.L. Clemens /Mark Twain") on verso of mounted albumen cabinet card, a bust portrait of the author in his famous white suit (61/2 x 4 ½ in; 165 x 100 mm), with studio imprint "Mora 707 Broadway, N.Y." along bottom margin, Hartford, 9 August , 1882, to Edward Bok. A bright example of the photograph, the card mount similarly fresh and unworn.
With:
Autograph note signed ("S.L. Clemens/Mark Twain"), on one side of a postcard with his monogram (3 x 5 1/4 in.; 76 x 132 mm), Hartford, 20 November 1880.
With:
Autograph note signed ("S.L. Clemens/Mark Twain"), on one side of a postcard with his monogram (3 x 5 1/4 in.; 76 x 132 mm), Hartford, 20 November 1880.
Condition
fresh
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
"There isn't any merit in doing a thing which it is a pleasure to do."
A typically acerbic Clemens inscription, "My Young friend, there isn't any merit in doing a thing which it is a pleasure to do, therefore none is claimed this time ..."
In the note: "You must pardon me, but I was busy with the election & forgot all about this & a lot of other things."