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A True Story, and the Recent Carnival of Crime

A True Story, and the Recent Carnival of Crime by Twain, Mark [Samuel L. Clemens]

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Title
A True Story, and the Recent Carnival of Crime
Author
Twain, Mark [Samuel L. Clemens]
Seller
Whitmore Rare Books (United States)
Condition
Very Good +
Description
Boston: James R. Osgood, 1877. First edition. Very Good +. A Very Good+ copy overall, spine very slightly cocked and a little dulled (with minor wear at the extremities). Original terra cotta cloth, stamped in black and gold. Endpapers printed in red with publisher's advertisements. This is Blanck's first binding state, with the JRO & CO monogram on the front of the cover. Each of these two sketches first appeared in the Atlantic Monthly: "A True Story" in November 1874; and "Facts Concerning the Recent Carnival of Crime" in June 1876. The first book appearance of "A True Story" was in Sketches New and Old in 1875, though "The Recent Carnival of Crime" had not appeared in book form before its publication here. This tiny pocket book was issued in Osgood's popular Vest-Pocket Series. Twain invested years of work into this rare little book, which collects two stories originally published separately. "A True Story," which purports to be the true account of a former slave, is the heart-wrenching tale of an enslaved family separated on the auction block. Twain revised the story endlessly in an attempt to make the story's dialect feel authentic. "The Recent Carnival of Crime" is based on the premise that a man who kills his conscience is joyously liberated. These short pieces illustrate Twain's social conscience, his skill as a storyteller, and his use of humor. Very Good +.
Notice de Tableaux de différentes Ecoles, et autres Objets, Après le Décès de… Par F. L. Regnault-Delalande. Cette Vente se fera le Jeudi 23 Septembre…

Notice de Tableaux de différentes Ecoles, et autres Objets, Après le Décès de… Par F. L. Regnault-Delalande. Cette Vente se fera le Jeudi 23 Septembre… by (AUCTION CATALOGUE: DAGUILAN, –)

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Notice de Tableaux de différentes Ecoles, et autres Objets, Après le Décès de… Par F. L. Regnault-Delalande. Cette Vente se fera le Jeudi 23 Septembre…
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(AUCTION CATALOGUE: DAGUILAN, –)
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Jonathan A. Hill, Bookseller, Inc. (United States)
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16 pp. 8vo (199 x 125 mm.), modern aubergine cloth, title on upper cover. Paris: Potier & Regnault-Delalande, 1819. A very rare auction catalogue of primarily paintings, issued by the prolific expert François Léandre Regnault-Delalande (1762-1824); we locate no example of this volume in North America. This was Regnault-Delalande’s 300th public sale catalogue The seller’s first name is unknown, but Daguilan was secretary-general of the prefecture of the department of Deux-Nèthes, which comprised parts of present-day Belgium and the Netherlands. 72 lots, 68 of which are paintings lots. It includes works by Boullogne, A. Brauwer, J. van Goyen, Kalf, Lucas van Leyden, Teniers, Tintoretto, Wijnants, etc. Each entry has a concise description, notes on attribution, and measurements. The final four lots are miscellaneous drawings and prints. Fine copy; we are aware of only three other surviving copies. In the characteristic binding of the Bibliothèque Heim, and with the library’s stamp on the verso of title. ❧ Lugt 9659.

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