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TWAIN, Mark (1835-1910). Mark Twain's (Burlesque) Autobiogr...
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TWAIN, Mark (1835-1910). Mark Twain's (Burlesque) Autobiography and First Romance. New York: Sheldon & Company, [1871]. 8vo. 47, [1, ads], [2, blank] pp. Publisher's full purple cloth, boards decoratively ruled in blind, front board lettered in gilt (spine a bit sunned, some minor rubbing, soiling to boards, ffep. creased). Fine. FIRST EDITION, SECOND ISSUE WITH AD ON VERSO OF TITLE-PAGE. This book has two stories, the first a spoof of his family tree, claiming that he was descended from highwaymen, criminals and various n'er-do-wells, and the second story was a humorous medieval romance.
