![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() "Chapter XXXI is a completeshort story in itself and contains the firstfictional use of fingerprints as a means ofcriminal identification."-Ellery Queen. ![]() Twainconsidered this work his masterpiece, and thefirst half of the book contains some of his mostpoetic prose about the subject he knew best andwhich served two years later as the setting forhis greatest novel. In 18,Webster issued more copies, and like Osgood beforehim went bankrupt soon after, leaving Twain withhuge debts that took a decade to pay. Healso acquired all of the brasses for stamping thebindings, and when he stamped the bindings used onthe unbound sheets he simply changed the imprintat the foot of the spine. Webster acquired Osgood'sinventory, including copies already in binding andunbound sheets, as well as the printing plates. When Twain started hisown publishing firm he put it in the hands of hisnephew, Charles Webster. The bookwas first published in 1883 by James R. This copy has the green floral endpapers that match A CONNECTICUT YANKEE rather thanthe plain gray end papers usually seen. Spine gilt alittle dull, mild rubbing, sampstain on rearcover, else a very good tight copy in the rarestform of issue. Webster, 1891.First edition, intermediate state A (with Twainpictured in flames), the rare Webster issue.Original brown pictorial cloth, gilt. ![]()
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