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Harper's New Monthly Magazine XXXIV December 1866 To May 1867 [ First National Appearance Of Mark Twain In Print- "Forty-three Days In An Open Boat"] [G]
by [Mark Twain] Mark Swain (Sic]
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+ with no dust jacket
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VINELAND, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
N Y , NY: Financial Publishing Company. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1868. First Edition. Leather. We fit archival quality clear acrylic covers for additional protection whenever possible. ; Engravings; 4to 11" - 13" tall; viii, 864 pages; Black morocco over cloth boards, text block with marbled edges. Unusually nice appearing. Only light aging. TWAIN, Mark, Samuel L. Clemens "Forty-Three Days In An Open Boat" , Twain's First National Appearance. Forty-Three Days In An Open Boat was Twain's first appearance in a national magazine, which he later recounted in his story, "My Debut As A Literary Person" . Tenth item down from the top of Table of Contents, So little known was he at the time that Harper's half-year index identified him as "Mark Swain," much to his chagrin. A landmark appearance and rarely available piece of Americana. His 1st work is found on pp 104-13, complete and Fine. .
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- Title
- Harper's New Monthly Magazine XXXIV December 1866 To May 1867 [ First National Appearance Of Mark Twain In Print- "Forty-three Days In An Open Boat"] [G]
- Author
- [Mark Twain] Mark Swain (Sic]
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Financial Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- N Y , NY
- Date Published
- 1868
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