[Rarebooks] FS- PuddN'Head Wilson- 1st UK Edition- Census of Cuba 1899, First Edition

[Michelle Levick]

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> Pudd'nhead Wilson, A Tale, Twain, Mark (Samuel L. Clemens); Illustrated by Louis Loeb, Chatto & Windus, Piccadilly, London, 1894, First UK Edition:  
> Taking place inante-bellum Missouri.  Roxy a slave of mixed blood, and could pass for white switches her child with the child of her master to protect him from the horror of slavery. The child becomes a spoiled, cruel and shiftless, while the 'master's' child, growing up as slave. Excellent character studies reflecting Twain's' disdain for slavery and human classification. Originally published in Century Magazine in installments (December 1893 to June 1894) . This tale that began while Mark Twain was in Italy, inspired by the Italian Siamese Twins "Lugi and Angelo Capello". Red illustrated boards and spine. First Edition BAL 3441, stamped with three characters from the novel, gilt lettering to spine and illustration. Frontispiece and title page are conjugates printed on coated paper, otherwise printed on uncoated wove paper. Six additional inserted plates. List of Mark Twain's works to the verso of half title. Publishers catalog to rear dated September 1894. Rubbing of extremities, with few rubbed through spots to rear joint, light soil, with few small light damp stains. Slight lean to front board. Spine sunned, professionally re-backed, chipping to rear joint, and  ends  Hinges cracked, text block firm. Two scuff marks to paste down, previous owners name and partial date.  Brown 1' inch stain to half title, page 119 faint stain to lower edge, text very readable, page 151 short closed edge tear. Tight in covers. All plates present,  bright text. Protected in archival clear wraps.  sm 8 vo, 246 pp. First U.K.  Edition.  $85.00 Free -Please take the time to look at the scans     http://www.abookmaven.net/biblioposts/pddn1 
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> Report on The Census of Cuba, 1899, Sanger, J.P., L. Col, Inspector-General; Henry Gannett and Walter F. Willcox, Statistical Experts, Government Printing Office, Washington, DC, 1900, First Edition:
>    An extensive  Census report on 19th century Cuba. Containing Cuba’s Geography, political divisions, coast regions, climate, flora, etc.; the History of Cuba, discovery of island, first settlement, colonization and early government, causes affecting progress; Governors of Cuba, their character and administration; insurrections of Cuba, causes and results of; intervention of United States; political organizations including former representation to the Spanish Cortes; Cuba republics declared; United States military government; the judiciary; population of Cuba’s aboriginal history, black history, coolie history. Discussion on tables: total population, density, urban population, center of population, distribution in altitude, sex, age, age by provinces, Nativity and race, Foreign born, Citizenships of Habana province, Habana City, Matanzas, Pinar del Rio, Puerto Principe, Santa Clara, Santiago de Cuba; families; census on Marital conditions; Literacy, Education, etc. Occupations in Cuba; dwellings of families; Agriculture, Education of Cuba, Universities, teachers, etc. Encyclopedic in scope. Fold-out map of Cuba (not creased as in image, partial of total map), 11 lithographed maps, 14 Diagrams, in halftone, and color lithographs, 60 photographic reproductions.Sanger’s “Letter of Transmittal,” to War Department, Cuban Census. Errata tipped in front of Contents first page. Photographic frontispiece of  "Supervisors of the Cuban Census".  Ex-library from "The Library of Lafayette College". Brown cloth, stamped decorations to front board, gilt title to spine, old ex-library sticker to lower spine. Spine ends bumped. Ex-library plate to front paste down. Partial loss of two titles on first 'contents page'. Upper edge of Errata was stuck to lines 20, under Geography. Ex-library plate tipped to rear f.e.p. not written on, top edge has "withdrawn" stamp. Lower rear hinge starting. Clean text, maps and images, solid in covers. 786 pp sm 4 to.  $125.00 Media Mail Free
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