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1894 1st Mark Twain Tragedy of Puddnhead Wilson Humor Comedy Slavery
1894 1st Mark Twain Tragedy of Puddnhead Wilson Humor Comedy Slavery
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1894 1st Mark Twain Tragedy of Puddnhead Wilson Humor Comedy Slavery



“Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example.”

― Mark Twain, Puddnhead Wilson



A rare first edition of Mark Twains satire novel “The Tragedy of Puddnhead Wilson”. Told in typical Twain fashion, infants switched at birth reveal their true colors as DNA encoding takes precedence over environment. Set during the early years of the 19th century, this pre-Civil War satire tackles social commentary issues still being debated today. Twain presents the reader with a light-skinned black mother switching her infant with her white masters in order to prevent her own child being raised as a slave. Twain uses humor and irony in revealing seething levels of racism and classicism.



This first edition meets the expected points for the first edition of this book. See below for details.



Item number: #30245

Price: $750



TWAIN, Mark



The tragedy of Puddnhead Wilson: and the comedy Those extraordinary twins



Hartford, Conn.: American Pub. Co., 1894. First edition.



Details:

Collation: Complete with all pages

432

Heavily illustrated throughout

References: BAL 3442

Note on edition:

Title-page in black and red

Title leaf conjugate

Issued in cloth

Sheet bulk 1 1/4”

Provenance: Handwritten – J. H. Showalter

Language: English

Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure

Decorative cloth

Size: ~9in X 6.25in (22.5cm x 16cm)



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