MARK TWAIN'S PERFORATED INTERLEAVED SCRAP BOOK Patented June 14th 1902
Daniel Slote & Company: NY, 1902. Hardcover. Very Good. Item #21-0845
[Pavlova] 12 x 10", blindstamped blue cloth, gilt lettering on spine, 6 page index + 76 numbered pages. Covers well worn, rubbed, soiled, spine and corners bumped, lettering rubbed, textblock loose, lacks the interleaving leaves and stubs, toned, glue stains else good condition. A previous (unknown) owner pasted in playbill clippings from plays, operas, ballets that played in San Francisco c. 1904-1911 (not many are dated). Performers include Maude Adams, Nazimova, John Barrymore, Ethel Barrymore, George M. Cohan, (Luisa) Tetrazzini, Al Jolson, Basil Rathbone, Pavlova. Each page has at least 3-4 individual performance clippings which include Ziegfeld Follies of 1910, Man And Superman, Dolls House. Mark Twain enjoyed creating his own scrapbooks but was annoyed with trying to glue the various pieces of paper so he created and patented scrapbooks that had gummed pages. This particular "Perforated Interleaved Scrap Book" was first patented in 1892. The scrap books were published circa 1877-1902.
Price: $250.00