Mark Twain TRAGEDY OF PUDD'NHEAD WILSON-1897-2ND ED-NEAR FINE-HAYCRAFT QUEEN

Description: THE TRAGEDY OF PUDD'NHEAD WILSON AND THE COMEDY OF THOSE EXTRAORDINARY TWINS Author: Twain, Mark (pseud. of Samuel L. Clemens) Title: THE TRAGEDY OF PUDD'NHEAD WILSON AND THE COMEDY OF THOSE EXTRAORDINARY TWINS Publication: Hartford, CT: American Publishing Company, 1897 Edition: Second Edition Description: Though frequently and erroneously cited as the first fictional use of fingerprints as a method of identification (that would be Twain's "A Thumb-Print and What Came Of It" in Life on the Mississippi), Pudd'nhead Wilson "is nevertheless important because the entire plot revolves around Pudd'nhead's courtroom explanation of the uniqueness of a person's print" (Steinbruner & Penzler, p.90). A sharp copy of this Haycraft-Queen Cornerstone and Johnson's Highspot. Cf.BAL 3442; Wright III, 1102; Barzun & Taylor 3204. Octavo (23cm); rust brown cloth, with titling and decorations stamped in gilt and black on spine and front cover; tan endpapers; 432,[2]pp; illus. Crown gently nudged, touch of dust-soil to upper edge of textblock, with faint foxing to textblock and occasionally to margins; hinges sound; Near Fine. Seller ID: 5659 Subject: Literature, Mystery & Detective, Website Only Captain Ahab's Rare Books pursues fine books in all fields, with a special emphasis in 19th and 20th century literature, manuscripts, association copies, mystery & science fiction. We are proud members of the Virginia Antiquarian Booksellers Association. Terms All items are guaranteed to be as described or they may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.

Price: 440 USD

Location: Stephenson, Virginia

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