LITERATURE
DEFINITIVE EDITION, THE WRITINGS OF MARK TWAIN [Works].
Gabriel Wells: NY, 1922-1924. 37 volumes. Frontispieces, illustr, 9 x 6, blue cloth backed boards, vp, covers rubbed and toned, extremities bumped and fraying, spines sunned, spine labels darkened, worn, chipped and stained, volume 1 with couple spots on front cover, hinges loose, contents edge toned but still a decent..... More
MEMORIES OF MARK TWAIN AND STEVE GILLIS.
Sonora, California 1924. Photos, 9.5 x 6", stapled wraps, 96pp, covers moderately rubbed. FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY GILLIS. More
"1601" A tudor Fireside Conversation.
Printed for Subscribers Only and are to be sold at Ye Beare Back-Side in Maiden Lane 1936. Illus by Alan Odle, 11x8.5", boards, 27pp. Endpapers have glue stains, smudge in the margin of on illus. LIMITED TO 950 COPIES. This one out of series. More
THE AMERICAN CLAIMANT.
Charles L. Webster: NY, 1892. Illustr, 8 x 5.5, 277 + ads, vg. FINELY BOUND BY BAYNTUN-RIVIERE IN FULL CRUSHED BROWN MOROCCO, GILT STAMPED SPINE, ALL EDGES GILT, MARBLED END PAPERS, FIRST ED. A beautiful copy. More
THE CELEBRATED JUMPING FROG OF CALAVERAS COUNTY, And Other Sketches.
C.H. Webb: NY, 1867. 6.75 x 4.5, 198 pp, vg, pencil notes on back of adv page else FINELY BOUND BY BAYNTUN-RIVIERE IN FULL CRUSHED BROWN MOROCCO, GILT STAMPED SPINE, ALL EDGES GILT, MARBLED END PAPERS. FIRST EDITION, FIRST STATE OF AUTHOR'S FIRST BOOK. A beautiful copy. More
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE with Notes Containing Corrections to Date.
Harper & Bros: NY and London, 1907. Illustr, 7.75 x 5.25, 362 pp, vg. FINELY BOUND BY BAYNTUN-RIVIERE IN FULL CRUSHED BROWN MOROCCO, GILT STAMPED SPINE, ALL EDGES GILT, MARBLED END PAPERS, FIRST ED. FIRST STATE. A beautiful copy. More
Commemorative bronze medal
Medallic Art Co, nd. Obverse high relief bust of Twain with reverse showing Missouri state seal. 1 1/4", very nice attractive medal. More
Commemorative Medal with Mark Twain on obverse and Huck Finn on reverse.
Medallic Art Co: NY, 1963. 1 3/4" marked .999 pure silver, a bit worn but still a heavy, attractive piece. Issued for the Hall of Fame for Great Americans at the New York University. Twain is buried at Elmira, NY. More
"DOES THE RACE OF MAN LOVE A LORD?" in The North American Review, Volume 174, No. 4.
April 1902. 9.5 x 7", wraps, back cover & spine soiled, extremities frayed, some worming in top margins of text with minor staining in same area. Single, whole issue. More
EVE'S DIARY.
Harper & Bros.: NY and London, 1906. Illustr by Lester Ralph; 8 x 5. 109 pp, vg. FINELY BOUND BY BAYNTUN-RIVIERE IN FULL CRUSHED BROWN MOROCCO, GILT STAMPED SPINE, ALL EDGES GILT, MARBLED END PAPERS. FIRST EDITION. A beautiful copy. More
EXTRACT FROM CAPTAIN STORMFIELD'S VISIT TO HEAVEN.
Harper & Bros.: NY and London, 1909. Frontis, 7.5 x 5. 121 pp, vg. FINELY BOUND BY BAYNTUN-RIVIERE IN FULL CRUSHED BROWN MOROCCO, GILT STAMPED SPINE, ALL EDGES GILT, MARBLED END PAPERS. FIRST EDITION. A beautiful copy. More
HAL HOLBROOK IN MARK TWAIN TONIGHT!
Columbia: N.p. (Hollywood) n.d. LP record in pictorial sleeve, cover quite worn especially at edges, album looks v.g. (though we haven't played it). Along with: "MORE HAL HOLBROOK IN MARK TWAIN TONIGHT!" Columbia: N.p. (Hollywood) n.d. Cover worn, record appears v.g. (though we haven't played it). Marked "Demonstration/Not of Sale"..... More
THE INNOCENTS ABROAD.
Hartford 1869. Illus, 9x6", gilt-dec cloth, 651+ads, heavily worn copy, inner hinges broken, some interior soil. FIRST EDITION, Third Issue w/"History of the Bible" ad on p (654). More
THE MAN THAT CORRUPTED HADLEYBURG And Other Stories and Essays.
Harper & Bros.: NY and London, 1900. Illustr; 7.75 x 5.25, 398 + ads, vg. FINELY BOUND BY BAYNTUN-RIVIERE IN FULL CRUSHED BROWN MOROCCO, GILT STAMPED SPINE, ALL EDGES GILT, MARBLED END PAPERS. FIRST EDITION. Third State (1.25" bulk) A beautiful copy. More
MARK TWAIN'S (BURLESQUE) AUTOBIOGRAPHY AND FIRST ROMANCE.
Sheldon & Co: NY, 1871. Illustr, 7.25 x 4.75, 47 pp, vg. FINELY BOUND BY BAYNTUN-RIVIERE IN FULL CRUSHED BROWN MOROCCO, GILT STAMPED SPINE, ALL EDGES GILT, MARBLED END PAPERS. FIRST ED, FIRST STATE. A beautiful copy. More
MARK TWAIN'S ADHESIVE SCRAP BOOK.
Slote, Woodman & Co: NY, nd. Patented June 24, 1873, by Saml L. Clemens. Illustr ad on free front endpaper, 10 x 7.5, blindstamped brown cloth with gilt lettering on spine, 100 pp. Front cover detached, covers worn, soiled, spotted, corners and spine tips bumped, worn and fraying, small hole..... More
MARK TWAIN'S SKETCHES. New and Old.
American Publishing Co:, 1875. Illustr, 8.5 x6.5, 320 pp, vg. FINELY BOUND BY BAYNTUN-RIVIERE IN FULL CRUSHED BROWN MOROCCO, GILT STAMPED SPINE, ALL EDGES GILT, MARBLED END PAPERS, FIRST ED, FIRST STATE. A beautiful copy. More
MERRY TALES.
Charles L. Webster: NY, 1892. 7 x 4.75, 209 + ads, blind stamped name and address on title page else vg. FINELY BOUND BY BAYNTUN-RIVIERE IN FULL CRUSHED BROWN MOROCCO, GILT STAMPED SPINE, ALL EDGES GILT, MARBLED END PAPERS, FIRST ED (state unknown but no portrait). "Fiction, Fact, And Fancy..... More
ROUGHING IT.
Belford & Co: Toronto 1880. "Fully Illustrated by Eminent Artists", 7.5 x 5", blindstamped cloth, 375+ads, bookplate, ink inscription, extremities frayed & dented, end papers glue-stained, covers lightly spotted. More
TOM SAWYER ABROAD, BY HUCK FINN.
Charles L. Webster: NY, 1894. Illustr; 8 x 5.75 219 + ads, vg. FINELY BOUND BY BAYNTUN-RIVIERE IN FULL CRUSHED BROWN MOROCCO, GILT STAMPED SPINE, ALL EDGES GILT, MARBLED END PAPERS. FIRST EDITION. A beautiful copy. More
TOM SAWYER ABROAD/TOM SAWYER, DETECTIVE, And Other Stories.
Harper & Bros.: NY, 1896. Illustr; 7.75 x 5.25, 410 + ads, vg. FINELY BOUND BY BAYNTUN-RIVIERE IN FULL CRUSHED BROWN MOROCCO, GILT STAMPED SPINE, ALL EDGES GILT, MARBLED END PAPERS. FIRST EDITION. A beautiful copy. More
THE TRAGEDY OF PUDD'NHEAD WILSON AND THE COMEDY THOSE EXTRAORDINARY TWINS.
American Publishing Co: Hartford, Conn. 1894. Marginal illustr, 8.75 x 5.75, 432 pp, vg. FINELY BOUND BY BAYNTUN-RIVIERE IN FULL CRUSHED BROWN MOROCCO, GILT STAMPED SPINE, ALL EDGES GILT, MARBLED END PAPERS, FIRST ED. FIRST STATE. (sheets bulk 1.25"). A beautiful copy. More
WHAT IS MAN? And Other Essays.
Harper & Bros: NY, 1917. Illustr, 7.75 x 5.25, 376 pp, vg. FINELY BOUND BY BAYNTUN-RIVIERE IN FULL CRUSHED BROWN MOROCCO, GILT STAMPED SPINE, ALL EDGES GILT, MARBLED END PAPERS, FIRST ED. A beautiful copy. More