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CLEMENS, SAMUEL L.. King Leopold's Soliloquy. A Defense of his Congo Rule. By Mark Twain. , 1905.
Price: US$258.75 + shipping
Description: [CLEMENS, SAMUEL L.] King Leopold's Soliloquy. A Defense of his Congo Rule. By Mark Twain. Boston: P. R. Warren Co., 1905. [2], 49, [1] p. 6 plates, text illus. Green printed wrappers. Crease on front wrapper strengthened on verso, extremities rubbed, foxing on pages opposite plates. A good copy only. First edition, but a mixed issue, not corresponding exactly to any of BAL's four issues of the first edition or to the "intermediate edition." BAL 3485.
Seller: Joseph J. Felcone Inc., ABAA, Princeton, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$285.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 1905 pamphlet by American author Mark Twain. Its subject is King Leopold's rule over the Congo Free State. A work of political satire harshly condemnatory of his actions, it ostensibly recounts a fictional monologue of Leopold II speaking in his own defense. The P. R. Warren Company Boston, Mass., January 1, 1906." Harshly condemnatory of King Leopold's rule over the Congo Free State and donated all surplus to relief and aid in the Congo atrocities. A tipped in note below the title page informs: "The publishers desire to state that Mr. Clemens decline to accept any pecuniary return from this booklet, as it is his wish that proceeds of sales above the cost of publication shall be used in furthering effort for relief of the people of the Condo State." Edges with little wear, pages are clean. Second edition. 5" - 7½".
Seller: Sekkes Consultants, North Dighton, MA, U.S.A.