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The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, and Other Sketches; Edited by John Paul
by Twain, Mark
- Used
- very good
- first
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller
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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
New York: C.H. Webb, Publisher, 1868. Second Edition. Cloth. Very good. Second edition of The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, and Other Sketches by Mark Twain.. Twelvemo, 198pp. Publisher's brown cloth, title stamped in gilt on spine, frog stamped in gilt on front cover and blind stamped on rear cover. Faint dampstain to top quarter of front cover, no impact to text block. Fraying to head of spine. Front hinge and front free endpaper reinforced with archival repair. Advertisement on verso of dedication page. Solid text block. (McBride 4) (BAL 3310) A scarce example of Twain's first published book. The first edition of The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, and Other Sketches was printed in 1867 by Charles Henry Webb. It was Mark Twain's first book, being a collection of 27 short stories, originally published in magazines and newspapers.
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- Bookseller
- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13137
- Title
- The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, and Other Sketches; Edited by John Paul
- Author
- Twain, Mark
- Illustrator
- Second edition of The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, and Other Sketches by Mark Twain.
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Publisher
- C.H. Webb, Publisher
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1868
- Keywords
- Samuel Clemens, Samuel Langhorne Clemens, Huckleberry Finn, Huck Finn, Mark Twain, Samuel Clemens, Adventure of Huckleberry Finn, first edition Mark Twain, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Mysterious Stranger Twain, Roughing It Twain, Life On
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