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Mark Twain’s (Burlesque) Autobiography and First Romance.
by TWAIN, Mark
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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COLUMBIA, Missouri, United States
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About This Item
1871 Mark Twain 1st Burlesque Autobiography and First Romance Illustrated
A scarce first edition of Mark Twain's comedic work entitled, 'Mark Twain's (Burlesque) Autobiography and First Romance.' A curious collection of two short fictional stories with no connection to Twain's real life. The first work is a humorous fabrication of Twain's heritage and the ridiculous characters in his family tree. The second work describes a bizarre fictional struggle for power amongst the nobility in Europe.
This book is famous for its unexpectedly abrupt ending, the inexplicable inclusion of illustrations subtitled with the famous nursery rhyme, 'The House that Jack Built,' and Twain's personal disdain for the book following its publication. Two years after being published, Twain famously bought the printing plates and destroyed them.
Item number: #30514
Price: $499
TWAIN, Mark
Mark Twain's (Burlesque) Autobiography and First Romance.
New York: Sheldon and Company, ©1871. First edition.
Details:
· Collation: Complete
o 47, [1]
o Illustrated throughout
· References: BAL 3326
· Language: English
· Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
o Publisher's red terracotta cloth
· Size: ~7.5in X 5in (19cm x 12.5cm)
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Details
- Bookseller
- Schilb Antiquarian Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 30514
- Title
- Mark Twain’s (Burlesque) Autobiography and First Romance.
- Author
- TWAIN, Mark
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover; tight and secure
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Sheldon and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1871
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1871 Mark Twain 1st Burlesque Autobiography and First Romance Illustrated, rare, antique, old, first edition, 1st state, provenance, signed, inscribed, dust jacket, vellum, manuscript, engravings, illustrations, leather, plates, maps, antiquarian
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