1871 EARLY Mark Twain Jumping Frog of Calaveras Sketches Humor Sketches RARE
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1871 EARLY Mark Twain Jumping Frog of Calaveras Sketches Humor Sketches RARE
“A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.”
? Mark Twain
Mark Twain and his works were immensely popular all on their own. Such notable characters as Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn stood out about other 19th-century literary characters, and not just in the United States.
“Jumping Frog” was Mark Twains first great success as a writer and brought him national attention. It was published in 1865 as part of a small collection of short stories and was published by itself for the first time in 1903. This 1871 London edition was published by John Camden Hotten – a rare, early printing of Jumping Frog!
Item number: #23893
Price: $599
TWAIN, Mark
The Jumping Frog and other humourous sketches
London: John Camden Hotten, [ca. 1871].
Details:
Collation:
[5], xiv - 135, [1]
Wanting advertisements [2-27] at the end
Note on dating:
In similar copies, publication date taken from publishers advertisements: "Special list for 1871": pages [2-27] at end.
Language: English
Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
Size: ~ 6.25in X 4.25in (16cm x 10cm)
VERY rare
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23893
“A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.”
? Mark Twain
Mark Twain and his works were immensely popular all on their own. Such notable characters as Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn stood out about other 19th-century literary characters, and not just in the United States.
“Jumping Frog” was Mark Twains first great success as a writer and brought him national attention. It was published in 1865 as part of a small collection of short stories and was published by itself for the first time in 1903. This 1871 London edition was published by John Camden Hotten – a rare, early printing of Jumping Frog!
Item number: #23893
Price: $599
TWAIN, Mark
The Jumping Frog and other humourous sketches
London: John Camden Hotten, [ca. 1871].
Details:
Collation:
[5], xiv - 135, [1]
Wanting advertisements [2-27] at the end
Note on dating:
In similar copies, publication date taken from publishers advertisements: "Special list for 1871": pages [2-27] at end.
Language: English
Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
Size: ~ 6.25in X 4.25in (16cm x 10cm)
VERY rare
Our Guarantee:
Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide.
Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving, and we will offer a full refund without reservation!
23893
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1871 EARLY Mark Twain Jumping Frog of Calaveras Sketches Humor Sketches RARE
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