CLEMENS, Samuel Langhorne ("Mark Twain") (1835-1910). A group of 7 FIRST EDITIONS of the author's major works, comprising:
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CLEMENS, Samuel Langhorne ("Mark Twain") (1835-1910). A group of 7 FIRST EDITIONS of the author's major works, comprising:
Roughing It. Hartford, CT: American Publishing Company, 1872. FIRST ISSUE with lines 20-21 on p.242 reading “premises - said he / was occupying his /”. BAL 3337. -- A Tramp Abroad. Hartford, CT: American Publishing Company, 1880. BAL 3386. -- The Prince and the Pauper. Boston: James R. Osgood, 1882. FIRST ISSUE with Franklin imprint on copyright. BAL 3402. -- Life on the Mississippi. Boston: James R. Osgood, 1883. SECOND STATE. BAL 3411. -- The Tragedy of Pudd'head Wilson. Hartford, CT: American Publishing Company, 1894. FIRST ISSUE with title-page integrally bound and sheets bulking 1-1/8". BAL 3442. -- A Yankee in King Arthur's Court. New York: Charles L. Webster, 1889. FIRST STATE with the S-like ornament between the two words in the caption on p.[59]. BAL 3429. -- Following the Equator. Hartford, CT: The American Publishing Company, 1897. BAL 3451.
Together, 7 works in 7 volumes, all 8vo, all in original cloth, ALL FIRST EDITIONS, condition generally very good.
Fine Literature from the Collection of Richard C. McKenzie
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