Mark Twain and the Happy Island by Elizabeth Wallace - 1913

Definitive Editions, 2020-07-06. Paperback. Used: Good.

HardPress Publishing, 2012-08-01. Paperback. Good.

Chicago: McClurg, 1913. Hardcover. Good. 7x4.5. Ex library.Good brown library boards with white lettering along spine; wear on corners and edges. Binding and hinges tight and square; contents clean and unmarked except for library markings on spine, and 4 other places; tear on title page small stain on page edge; back end paper slightly cocked. No dust jacket. First Edition. All items carefully packed to avoid damage from moisture and rough handling.

Paperback / softback. New.

This is an antique book about Mark Twain's days in Bermuda, "Mark Twain and The Happy Island" by Elizabeth Wallace. 1913 1st edition, 1st printing; A.C. McClurg & Co.; Chicago. The book is nicely illustrated with numerous photographs. Please see the photos for the complete list of contents.From the Introduction: "This little story of 'The Happy Island' has a place of its own in Mark Twain literature, in that it presents an idyllic picture of our philosopher-humorist in the serener days of his later life - a picture of which the author herself was a part. Mark Twain always loved Bermuda, from the first day of his visit, to that last day of his final visit, when he sailed away, with the shadows already gathering just ahead. Miss Wallace's story is a tender one, showing him still full of life and health, and of that gracious sympathy with childhood which was always one of his chief characteristics and added comfort to his later years. The world will be the better and Mark Twain's memory the sweeter for… Read More

Hardback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.

Chicago: A.C. McClurg & Co, 1913. First Edition. Hardcover. Small Octavo, 139 pages. In Good condition. Bound in publisher's illustrated brown cloth with white lettering to spine. Minor bumping to corners. Mild rubbing to corners, edges, head and tail of spine. Fading to text on front cover. Moderate staining to boards. Puncture wound to rear board with tearing from rear endpaper to plate at page 116. Fore and bottom edges of textblock decked. Light staining to top edge. Plate at page 46 loose but present. Age toning throughout. Shelved in Case 13. 1376281. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

Chicago: A.C. McClurg & Co, 1914. Second Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 0x0x0. 1914 second edition. Top corner stained, owner bookplate of Edwin K. Bacon on front endpaper, with his name, a date, and the publisher name in ink on the front flyleaf, a few page repairs to prelims. 139, [3] pp. Black-and-white photographic frontispiece of 'Mr. Clemens, Margaret and Maude', photographic plates throughout text. Author's recollections of her trip to Bermuda, during which she became acquainted with Mark Twain.

A. C. McClurg & Co, 1914. Hardcover. Very Good. Signed. Second edition stated on title page. Inscribed ("To my dear brother Frank with affection") and SIGNED by Elizabeth Wallace on the front endpaper. The spine lettering and decoration has dulled somewhat on the spine and there are some splotches on the front panel. There is very light page toning and a few unopened pages. Overall, a very nice copy.