CLEMENS, Samuel Langhorne ("Mark Twain", 1835-1910). A group of 6 first editions, comprising:
Sale 697 - Fine Books and Manuscripts including Americana
Nov 6, 2019
10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
Estimate
$300 -
$400
Sold for $375
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
CLEMENS, Samuel Langhorne ("Mark Twain", 1835-1910). A group of 6 first editions, comprising:
Following the Equator. Hartford, CT: The American Publishing Company, 1897. FIRST TRADE EDITION. BAL 3451. -- The Mysterious Stranger. New York and London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1916. N. C. Wyeth, illustrator. FIRST EDITION. BAL 3520. -- Europe and Elsewhere. New York and London: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1923. Original publisher’s dust jacket (some minor chipping). FIRST EDITION. BAL 3536. -- TWAIN & HART, Bret. Sketches of the Sixties. San Francisco: John Howell, 1926. Original publisher’s dust jacket (portion only). FIRST TRADE EDITION. BAL 3539. -- The Washoe Giant in San Francisco. San Francisco: George Fields, 1938. FIRST EDITION. BAL 3559. Prospectus laid in. -- To Mrs. Fairbanks. San Marino, CA: Huntington Library, 1949. Dixon Wecter, editor. FIRST EDITION. BAL 3578. Original publisher’s dust jacket (some minor chipping and soiling). -- Together, 6 works in 6 volumes, ALL FIRST EDITIONS, all in original publisher's cloth bindings, condition generally fine.
Property from the Collection of Richard Park
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