[Rarebooks] FS: Mark Twain's first national publication in scarce original wraps

[Charles Agvent]

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               TWAIN,  Mark [CLEMENS, Samuel]. "Forty Three Days in  an
          Open Boat"  in  HARPER'S MONTHLY, December 1866..  New  York:
          Harper  &  Brothers  December 1866. First  Edition.  Original
          printed  wraps.  Usually  found, when at all,  in  the  bound
          volume  with  other issues, this is very scarce  in  original
          wraps and    notable  for  containing   Mark  Twain's   first
          appearance  in  print in a national magazine,  predating  his
          first book.  Published anonymously in the individual  issues,
          the story  is  attributed  in the table of  contents  in  the
          bound volumes  to  "Mark  Swain," as Twain had  yet  to  gain
          national  recognition, though his jumping frog story was just
          beginning  to spread in newspapers throughout America.  Paper
          lacking  at  the  spine  tips   with  little  effect  on  the
          lettering  and  some erosion to corners of some  pages.  Rear
          cover nearly  detached but present. General soiling. Good  or
          better and scarce in wraps.                          $1500.00

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