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Clemens, Samuel Langhorne
Estimate
2,500 - 3,500 USD
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Description
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The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson and the Comedy Those Extraordinary Twins. By Mark Twain. Hartford: American Publishing Company, 1894
In 8s (8 3/4 x 5 5/8 in.; 222 x 143 mm). Photographic frontispiece portrait (BAL state A), numerous engraved marginal vignettes. Publisher's rust cloth, stamped in black and lettered in gilt, gray endpapers, red-sprinked edges. Half red morocco slipcase, chemise.
In 8s (8 3/4 x 5 5/8 in.; 222 x 143 mm). Photographic frontispiece portrait (BAL state A), numerous engraved marginal vignettes. Publisher's rust cloth, stamped in black and lettered in gilt, gray endpapers, red-sprinked edges. Half red morocco slipcase, chemise.
Provenance
Nick Karanovich (sale, Sotheby’s New York, 19 June 2003, lot 76)
Literature
BAL 3442; Johnson, pp. 59–60; Lilly/Karanovich 100
Catalogue Note
First American edition, first issue. A flawless copy.