Mark Twain’s Library of Humor / First Edition, 2nd State / Webster & Co 1888

Description: Mark Twain's Library of Humor Author: Mark Twain; E.W. Kemble [illus.]; [William Dean Howells, ed.] Title: Mark Twain's Library of Humor Publication: New York: Charles L. Webster & Company, 1888 Description: Very Good. New York: Charles L. Webster & Company, 1888. Octavo (23.7 cm), xxiv, 707pp. First Edition, second state with alphabetized index of titles and "Warm Hair'' uncredited. Boards half bound in contemporary leather and maroon cloth with gilt stamping to the leather edges and spine. Marbled endsheets and page edges. All illustrations listed, including the frontis, are present. Board corners and spine margins bumped. Leather rubbed soft at all corners and joints as well as the raised bands on the spine. A bit of red rot from untreated leather. Scratches and discoloration all over. Loss of leather at the head of the spine and some at the board corners and hinges. Both front and back boards show some cracking at the top of the spine joint. Page edges have a few scratches. Minor starting at the front endsheet gutter. Binding slightly cocked but remains firm. Protective Association of Publishers & Booksellers stamp on the bottom of the back free endsheet. Pages 644 and 645 toned at the top margin from a triangle of laid-in newsprint. "222" in pencil on page xix. Some scattered foxing throughout but all other pages are relatively clean. The second state of this compendium of humor of Gilded Age America includes the paragraph-long story "Warm Hair" about a red-headed woman who shoots anyone who comments on or makes jokes about her auburn locks. This story was erroneously credited to Mark Twain in the first state, revised in the second to be credited to "Newspaper." [BAL 1982]. Seller ID: 30109 Subject: First Editions, Humor Capitol Hill Books is a used bookstore located on historic Capitol Hill in Washington DC, with three floors of quality used books, first editions, and rare books. [Note: Our online inventory is stored and managed at a separate location from at our brick and mortar shop. If you have a question about an item listed online, please send a direct message here rather than calling the store so that we can make sure someone familiar with the item in question can respond.] Terms Books described only as First Editions are First Printings unless otherwise specified. All items are guaranteed to be as described or they may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund. All orders ship within two business days. Standard mail is USPS Media Mail. Expedited and international shipping are also available (please contact for estimates). We offer combined shipping on multiple orders. This listing was created by Bibliopolis.

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