CLEMENS, Samuel ("Mark Twain") (1835-1910). A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court. New York: Charles L. Webster & Company, 1889. FIRST EDITION, FIRST STATE.
Sale 1023 - The Library of Jack Charles Davis, Sold to Support Charitable Institutions
May 3, 2022
9:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
Estimate
$400 -
$600
Sold for $2,813
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Lot Description
CLEMENS, Samuel ("Mark Twain") (1835-1910). A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court. New York: Charles L. Webster & Company, 1889.
8vo. 44 wood-engraved plates and numerous illustrations in text by Dan Beard, 2 pp. publisher’s advertisements at end. Original olive green pictorial cloth stamped in blue/gray, black and gilt, spine gilt (corners slightly bumped, a touch of wear to spine ends, otherwise bright).
FIRST EDITION, FIRST STATE, with the S-like ornament between the two words in the caption on p.[59]. BAL 3429; Johnson, pp.50-52.
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