New York: Privately Printed, 1901. Limited Edition. Octavo. Limited to 900 copies on specially made paper, 13 engraved portraits, the last portrait is a group picture which includes Samuel Clemens, William D. Howells, John Kendrick Bangs and others. This is a compilation of speeches given after dinner at the Lotos... More about Speeches at the Lotos Club
Chicago: Privately Printed Lakeside Press, 1947. Limited Edition. Octavo. Limited to 1000 copies signed by the author. 519 pages, index, illustrations. Includes Twain's appraisal of Hawaii, baseball, Cap. Anson, Spalding. The appendices have material found nowhere else except in archival collections. Bound in brown cloth, spine lettered in gilt over... More about Mark Twain and Hawaii (limited Edition #218 of 1000 Signed copies
New York: Charles Webster & Co, 1892. First Edition. Small Octavo. First printing, State A; without portrait. 209pp., (7)pp. ads at rear. Bound in olive green cloth lettered and decorated in black, gray and gilt, minor soiling and wear to spine ends. Previous owner’s inscription to upper corner of pastedown..... More about Merry Tales
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1904. First Edition. Octavo. Frontispiece and three other illustrations by W.T. Smedley, 35(1)pp., bound in red pictorial cloth depicting a dog and a pup with food dish in black & white, lettering white, spine lettering white, light damp staining to spine and near head of... More about A Dog's Tale
New York: Charles L. Webster and Co., 1885. First Edition. Octavo. Portrait frontispiece. The Mark Twain bust has the table cloth visible and Heliotype Printing C0. (state 1) "Him and another man" is listed as p. 88, "with the was" p. 57. The last "5" in p. 155 is dropped... More about Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Tom Sawyer’s Comrade
New York: Charles Webster, 1885. First American Edition. Octavo. First American Edition. Octavo. First American Edition after the first British edition. Frontispiece of Huckleberry Finn and portrait (a cancel) in first state with table cloth showing, title page a cancel, 366pp., illustrated, pg. 13 with "him and another" as listed... More about Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Together with the Rare Publisher’s Salesman‘s Sample
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1905. First Edition. Octavo. First printing. 82(1)pp., Illustrated. Bound in publisher’s red pictorial cloth depicting a scared cat in white on lower front board, spine faded, covers lightly soiled. A good copy. More about Editorial Wild Oats
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1909. First Edition. Octavo. First printing. 120(1)pp., bound in red pictorial cloth lettered and decorated in white, gray, blue and black, spine lettering white. About an ¾" stain to head. A very nice, clean, sharp cornered copy. [BAL3511]. More about Extract From Captain Stormfield’s Visit in Heaven
Harford, Connecticut: The American Publishing Co., 1897. First Edition. Thick Octavo. 2nd issue without the 11 on page 61. illustrated. bound in blue cloth, pictorial illustration of an elephant to upper board with decorations in gilt, decorative gilt spine, minor light rubbing to joints and spine ends. A very nice. bright copy. More about Following the Equator a Journey Around the World
Harford, Connecticut: The American Publishing Co., 1897. First Edition. Thick Octavo. First issue with title page in green and black, with the 11 on page 61. illustrated. A very nice, handsome copy bound in blue cloth, pictorial illustration of an elephant to upper board with decorations in gilt, decorative gilt... More about Following the Equator a Journey Around the World
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1907. First Edition. Octavo. First printing, 152(1)pp., illustrated by Lucius Hitchcock, bound in publisher’s pictorial red cloth depicting a rider on a horse accented in black, brown and white, lettering white. Spine just a bit faded. A very nice sharp cornered copy. [BAL 3500]. More about A Horses Tale
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1907. First Edition. Octavo. First printing. 152(1)pp., illustrated by Lucius Hitchcock, bound in publisher’s pictorial red cloth depicting a rider on a horse accented in black, brown and white, lettering white. Two corners bumped, spine faded, small area of damp staining to upper board near..... More about A Horses Tale
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1909. First Edition. Octavo. 149(1)pp., bound in green cloth lettered in gilt, top edge gilt, some rubbing to edges, minor wear to spine ends. Previous owner’s bookplate. A nice copy. More about Is Shakespeare Dead?
Boston: James R. Osgood, 1893. Firs Edition. Large Octavo. Boston, James R. Osgood, 1883. Large octavo. First edition, First state, intermediate "A" (the first state illustrated tail-piece on page 441, but the caption on page 443 corrected to "The St Charles Hotel"). 624pp., illustrated with more than 300 illustrations, bound... More about Life on the Mississippi
Boston: James R. Osgood, 1883. First Edition. Large Octavo. First state of p. 441 and 443. 624pp. Illustrated, bound in brown pictorial cloth accented in black and gilt., pictorial gilt spine, previous owner’s name in pencil, and stamped on second blank and top of title page. Only light wear to... More about Life on the Mississippi
Hartford, Conn: The American Publishing Co., 1875. First Edition. Octavo. 2d state, as per BAL 3364. Bound in publisher’s blue cloth lettered and decorated in black and gilt, pale yellow endpapers, previous owner’s name stamp, corners worn, spine ends chipped, some darkening to spine and edge, just a bit of..... More about Mark Twain’s Sketches, New and Old
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1910. First Edition. Octavo. First printing, 433(1)pp., bound in publisher’s red cloth centrally stamped in gilt, spine lettering gilt, Spine evenly faded. W.D. Howells was a close friend of Twain. Here he presents Twain’s speeches long or short made over the years around the world..... More about Mark Twain’s Speeches, With an Introduction by William Dean Howells
New York: Harper and Brothers, 1896. First Edition. Octavo. From the library of actor Jean Hersholt with his bookplate signed by him. Twain recounts the life of Joan of Arc. It was first serialized in Harper's Magazine beginning in April 1895. This would be Twain's last completed novel, published when... More about Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc
Hartford, Conn: American Publishing Co., 1872. First American Edition. Large Octavo. State B of p. 242, with ad on p.592, double frontispieces, 591(1)pp., bound in dark black-brown pictorial gilt cloth, decorative gilt spine, peach endpapers with triple fly leaves, chipping to spine ends, very light corner wear, rear hinge cracking... More about Roughing It
New York: Charles L. Webster & Co., 1894. First Edition. Octavo. First printing, in second binding state B. 219pp., (4)pp. ads at rear, illustrated by Dan Beard Bound in gray pictorial cloth depicting two boys running from a lion, accented in brown and black, lettering gilt. Binding lightly soiled, minor... More about Tom Sawyer Abroad, by Huck Finn
New York: Charles L. Webster & Co., 1894. First Edition. Octavo. First printing, in first binding state A. 219pp., (4)pp. ads at rear, illustrated by Dan Beard Bound in gray pictorial cloth depicting two boys running from a lion, accented in brown and black, lettering gilt. Binding soiled, minor wear... More about Tom Sawyer Abroad, by Huck Finn
London; 1892-1898: Chatto & Windus. Octavo. In 15 volumes, with hundreds of illustrations by various artist, finely bound by Morrell in 3/4 red morocco over red cloth, raised bands with compartments decoratively stamped in gilt, all edges marbled with matching endpapers. Titles include, Huckleberry Finn, Life on the Mississippi, Tom... More about Works
New York: Charles L. Webster & Co., 1893. First Edition. Octavo. First printing. 260pp., 9pp. publisher's ads, bound in publisher’s tan pictorial cloth depicting a wolf running accented in dark brown, black and gilt, spine lettering gilt. Binding does exhibit some overall soiling but internally very clean without foxing and..... More about The £1000000. Bank Note and Other New Stories
London: Chatto & Windus, 1900. Octavo. Reprint edition which contains stories not found in the first edition. (1)p. listing of Twain’s works, half-title, frontispiece by Lucius Hitchcock,. 414pp., 32pp. Publisher’s catalog at rear, bound in orange pictorial cloth lettered and accented in black and yellow, floral endpapers top edge gilt..... More about The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg and Other Stories and Sketches
Stamford, Conn. The Overbrook Press, 1946. Octavo. Printed for our Senators and Congressmen, who, in these troubled times, may find much needed distraction in the refreshing humor of Mark Twain.33pp. Bound in brown wrappers, paper label. Near fine. More about Three Sketches. To my Late Senatorial Secretaryship The Facts Concerning the Recent Resignation...