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NY, 1878. First edition, second state with the author's name on the title page written as a facsimile signature. Bookplate on e.p. A good copy in terra cotta cloth, blue e.p. Flyleaf loose, some rubbed. BAL 3378.

NY: Slote, Woodman and Co. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1878. Hardcover. Green cloth stamped in black. Ex-University library with green tape to spine, library bookplate, and two removed bookplates. Tape reinforced hinges. Second edition with Scrap Book ad to rear paste down, author's name in autograph form on title page. 140 pp plus 4 pages of ads. 16 lines of text p. 101. Points bumped/exposed. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall .

This is a collection of short stories, "Punch, Brothers, Punch!" and Other Sketches by MARK TWAIN. 1878 1st edition, 2nd state; Slote, Woodman & Co.; New York. With vignettes at the beginning and end of each story. There are 9 short stories in all. The book is smaller in size - it measures 6" tall x 4 1/2" wide. With an advertisement for "Mark Twain's Patent Scrap-Book" at the back."Punch, Brothers, Punch!" is about Twain's encounter with an "earworm" (a "virus-like" jingle), and how it occupies his mind for several days until he manages to "infect" another person, thus removing the jingle from his mind.Condition:Clean covers and spine with no stains; sharp corners; bright gilt lettering on the spine. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. A thin, light stain appears around page 95 at the upper and outer edges and gradually gets bigger through to the end of the book; there is also a stain at the upper-outer corner of the title page and contents page. Name/address written in pencil on front… Read More

New York: Slote, Woodman & Co, 1878. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. Second state of Twain's collection of sketches. The original brick-red paper wrappers are bound in a sturdy early hardcover binding, and so remain remarkably bright and clean. Collated with Johnson's 'Bibliography of Mark Twain'. Twain's name on the title page is printed in facsimile autograph, three-line postscript on page 101. Wear and loss to the outer spine, crease to the inner back paper cover. 4.75 x 6

New York: Slote, Woodman & Co, 1878. Second Edition. Hardcover. Small Octavo, 140, [4] pages. In Very Good minus condition. Bound in red cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Second edition, with Twain's name printed as facsimile autograph on title page, as well as issue points present on pages 91 and 101. Cloth binding 2, with illustration of Twain's scrapbook on rear pastedown. Scuffing to boards and along edges. Fraying and chipping to cloth on spine and corners. Some splitting to hinge of spine, measuring about one inch from head. Age-toning and scatterd foxing to interior pages. Front free endpaper and title page detached from textblock but loose within. With four pages of advertisements in rear. Shelved in Case 13. BAL 3378. 1376364. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

New York: Slote, Woodman & Co, 1878. Second Edition. Hardcover. Small Octavo, 140, [4] pages. In Very Good minus condition. Bound in red cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Second edition, with Twain's name printed as facsimile autograph on title page, as well as issue points present on pages 91 and 101. Clothing binding 2, with blue endpapers decorated with caricatures, and illustrations of Twain's scrapbook on rear pastedown. Scuffing along edges of boards. Fraying to cloth on head and tail of spine. Light bumping to corners. Age-toning to interior pages. With four pages of advertisements in rear. Shelved in Case 13. BAL 3378. 1376204. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

New York: Slote, Woodman & Co., 1878. First edition, second issue. Minor wrinkling to front free endpaper and next two pages, spine tips fraying, still very goo with hinges firm, in custom mylar cover.. Blue cloth decoratively stamped in black. Blanck, 3378.

Slote, Woodman & Co. Collectible - Good. New York: Slote, Woodman & Co., 1878. 16mo. 140pp. Illus. Good+ book. Spine ends worn. Embossed orange cloth boards a bit edgeworn and corners bent; back board a bit rubbed. Inquire if you need further information.

New York:: Slote, Woodman & Co.,, [1878].. First edition.. publisher's red wrappers printed in gold and black; preserved in a custom slipcase and chemise.. Front wrapper neatly reatttached; tiny chips to corner of wrapper and bottom of spine; old gift inscription.. 12mo,. BAL 3378; state I; first state of binding.

New York: Slote, Woodman & Co, 1878. First Edition. Hardcover. Small Octavo, 140 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Bound in blue cloth with gilt lettering on spine. First edition, with Twain's name printed in roman on title page. Cloth binding 1, with undecorated endpapers and illustration of Twain's scrapbook on rear pastedown. Scuffing to boards and along edges. Fraying and chipping to cloth on spine and corners. Age-toning and foxing to interior pages. Signature of previous owner on front free endpaper. Shelved in Case 13. BAL 3378. 1376366. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

New York: Slote, Woodman & Company, (1878). First Edition. wraps. Minor wear to wraps, crease to lower front corner. Very Good. Publisher's printed pictorial orange wraps. BAL 3378: "Second Edition," though second printing might be more accurate.

New York: Slote, Woodman & Co., 1878. To understand America, read Mark Twain. No matter what new craziness pops up in America, I find it described beforehand by him He was never innocent, at home or abroad" (Garry Wills). "High and fine literature is wine," Twain once wrote, "and mine is only water; but everybody likes water." Raised in Hannibal, Missouri, which later provided the setting for Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, Samuel Clemens, of Mark Twain, was lauded in his obituary as the "greatest humorist this country has produced." His 1885 novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is often referred to as "The Great American Novel.

New York: Slote, Woodman & Co, 1878. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Punch, Brothers, Punch! And Other Sketches". Published by Slote, Woodman & Co. in 1878. Measures 6-¼" x 4-½". First edition, first issue with Mark Twain's name printed in Roman (later issues had a facsimile signature); With page 91 line 4 from bottom reads "health offi...could" rather than health officer's funeral could; With thirteen lines of text on page 101 and no postscript. In the first issue binding with undecorated cream-coated end papers, and on the rear pastedown an illustration of the scrap book measuring about 2" x 2-?", whereas in later printings the scrap book measures about 3" x 5" (BAL 3378). Very good condition in the publisher's original green cloth binding with black illustrations on the front board and gilt lettering on the spine. Bumping to the corners and some wear to the cloth at the spine ends. Two crease marks on the front board. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our… Read More

New York: Sloate, Woodman & Co, 1878. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. decorated green cloth, backstrip gilt lettering bright. Very good. 140 pages. 15.5 x 11.5 cm. First state of the first edition, with binding number 1 [BAL 3378]. Final leaf with Twain's "Certificate, with verso carrying his "Mark Twain Patent Scrap-Books." Interior contents clean and fresh, blue endpapers, nicks to backstrip extremities and corners.

New York: Slote, Woodman & Co, 1878. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 6" x 4.5" Twain's collection of nine sketches, beginning with the story of the jingle you can't get out of your head. Green cloth with blue endpapers, now in a protective mylar dust jacket. The first edition, first printing. On the title-page the author's name is printed in roman.; p. 91, line 4 from bottom reads, "health offi..... could hardly sweeten"; p. 101 has thirteen lines of text; advertisement for 'Mark Twain's Patent Scrap-Books' on verso of final leaf; Terminal pastedown has illustration of Mark Twain's scrapbook measuring 2 7/8" x 2". Minor foxing to pages; Minor edgewear; Tail of spine is frayed; front hinge is starting; rear hinge is cracked; endpapers show very faint impressions of a spiral doodle.

New York: Slote, Woodman & Co., 1878. 140pp + 2pp ads. Or cobalt blue cloth ornately decorated in blind stamped black with title in gilt to spine. Slightly rubbed at corners, slight shelf wear at head and foot of spine, small marks to front board, ink stain on rear board, small piece of blue paper stuck to bottom left of title page, previous owners gift inscription dated July 15, 1878. Meets first issue points as per Blanck's Bibliography of American Literature (1957; Vol 2, p191, #3378). Blue cloth with blue endpapers, terminal pastedown with picture of Mark Twain's Scrap Book measuring 2" x 2 7/8". Author's name on title page in Roman type (later issues had facsimilie signature). On 4th line from bottom on page 91 reads "health offi..... could " where later issues have "health officer's funeral could". Page 101 has a total of 13 lines of text. The blue cloth is given as primary issue, with other colours secondary. An very nice bright copy of this… Read More

Slote, woodman & co., 1878. Soft Cover. Fine. Volume: 1

1878 Mark Twain 1ed Punch Brothers Punch Literary Nightmare Earworm Jingle RARE

In 1876, Twain published a short story entitled 'A Literary Nightmare', which was a fictional tale about Twain himself encountering an earworm – a jingle he couldn't get out of his head for days on end. The story was retitled and republished under the name 'Punch, Brothers, Punch' in 1878.

Item number: #40635
Price: $750

TWAIN, Mark

Punch, Brothers, Punch! and Other Sketches

New York: Slote, Woodman and Co., ©1878. First edition

Details:
• Collation: Complete
o 140, [2]
• References: BAL 3378
• Edition Points:
o 'Mark Twain' in Roman font on title page
o p.91, line 4 from bottom – "health offi…could hardly sweeten"
o p.101 – set in 13 lines
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
o Publisher's blue cloth
• Size: ~6.25in X 4.5in (15.5cm x 11.5cm)
• Rare blue variant binding

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New York: Slote, Woodman & Co., (1878). First Edition. Original pictorial wraps. Slight wear. Near Fine and scarce thus. Publisher's printed orange wraps. BAL 3378: First Printing with all points. Housed in a cloth chemise and matching slipcase with leather label. Leather bookplate on verso of the front wrap.

Edinburgh: E. & S. Livingstone, [1878]. First British Edition. stiff wraps. Slight offsetting to inscription caused by old newspaper clipping pasted to inner cover. Occasional soiling and wear. Very Good and scarce. Bound in original stiff green wraps rebacked with cloth retaining most of the original spine. INSCRIBED and SIGNED on the front free endpaper "To Rev. R. Eden, With the author's kindest regards. Mark Twain Sept. 5/78." According to BAL 3378, this edition was published in May 1878. In a 1936 sale held by the American Art Association, a copy of Clemens's Scrap Book inscribed to the Reverend Robert Eden in Sept. 1878 was sold. The Union Catalog of Clemens Letters makes no other mention of Eden.