THE TRAGEDY OF PUDD'NHEAD WILSON AND THE COMEDY OF THOSE EXTRAORDINARY TWINS
Hartford, Connecticut: American Publishing Company, 1894. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition, first state. A provocative burlesque about miscegenation in the Antebellum South, Pudd'nhead Wilson is widely acknowledged as the best of Twain's later works, and is particularly noted for its profound reflections on race and identity in America. Octavo: 432 p. with a frontispiece portrait and numerous marginal illustrations. Original brown cloth binding, with decorative gilt and black stamping. Period previous owner's label to the verso of the frontispiece. An especially fresh and bright example, with just a hint of wear to the extremities. Near fine. BAL 3442. Near fine. Item #75200
Price: $450.00