Mark Twain and Southwestern Humor.
by Lynn, Kenneth S
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Palm Beach, Florida, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1959. First edition of Lynn's work examining the literary artistry of the legendary American writer. Octavo, original cloth. Very good in a good dust jacket. Jacket design by Allan Seide. "Kenneth Lynn's Mark Twain and Southwestern Humor is a fresh and exciting evaluation of a major tradition in American literature. His book is a sparkling survey of the continuity of American humor from the tall tale of the frontier to the perfection of the genre in Mark Twain" (Perry Miller).
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Details
- Bookseller
- Raptis Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 139811
- Title
- Mark Twain and Southwestern Humor.
- Author
- Lynn, Kenneth S
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Little, Brown and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1959
- Keywords
- Kenneth S. Lynn First Edition Signed, Mark Twain and Southwestern Humor First Edition
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography and Autobiography;
Terms of Sale
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Raptis Rare Books
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Palm Beach, Florida
About Raptis Rare Books
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