Sketches New and Old / Mark Twain

Book

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American Bookbinders Museum

Name/Title

Sketches New and Old / Mark Twain

Entry/Object ID

2015.7.153

Description

316 pages. Illustrations. Reprints selected items from the first edition of 1875. "Mr. Bloke's Item" appears for the first time in the Index. It appeared in all earlier American editions, but not in the indices. Printed with new printing plates, with a reduced number of stories- from 63 to 48. (First edition of 1893)

Collection

Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' Bindings

Lexicon

Search Terms

Humorous stories, American., 1890s

Dimensions

Height

7-7/8 in

Width

5-1/2 in

Book Details

Author

Mark Twain

Publisher

American Publishing Company, Watson Gill

Place Published

City

Hartford

State/Province

Connecticut

Country

United States

Continent

North America

Date Published

1893

Binding

Binding Type

Publisher's Binding

Binding Notes

Bound in tan pictorial cloth stamped in dark green and brown with the Celebrated Jumping Frog on the front board. Gilt titles to spine. Brown floral endpapers.

Relationships

Related Publications

Publication

Bibliography of American Literature

Notes

BAL 3651