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Clemens, Samuel L.
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 USD
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Description
- The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson and the Comedy of those Extraordinary Twins by Mark Twain. Hartford: American Publishing Company, 1894
- paper
8vo (220 x 145mm.), first American edition, first state (with sheets bulking 1 1/8 inches), portrait frontispiece (BAL state A), marginal illustrations in the text, upper panel of envelope addressed and signed by Twain mounted on front pastedown, original pictoral brown cloth stamped in gilt and black, spine a trifle faded, minimal small wear to bottom edge.
Literature
BAL 3442; Johnson pp.59-60; Lilly/Karanovich 100
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing where appropriate.
"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE 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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
The author's ironic novel, published earlier in the Century Magazine. The autograph envelope, postmarked 2 April 1898, is from Twain while resident at the Hotel Metropole, Vienna, and is addressed to the editor of Century Magazine, in which the novel was first serialized in 1893-4.