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Twain, Mark. Punch, Brothers, Punch! And Other Sketches. Slote, Woodman and Co, NY, 1878.
Price: US$149.99 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 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
Seller: curtis paul books, inc., Northridge, CA, U.S.A.
Twain, Mark. Punch, Brothers, Punch! And Other Sketches. Slote, Woodman & Co, New York, 1878.
Price: US$165.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 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"
Seller: B Street Books, ABAA and ILAB, San Mateo, CA, U.S.A.
Mark Twain. Punch, Brothers, Punch! and Other Sketches. Slote, Woodman & Co., 1878.
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 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 end paper; last name written in pen at the top of the title page.
Seller: CraigsClassics, Hudson, NH, U.S.A.
Twain, Mark. PUNCH, BROTHERS, PUNCH! and Other Sketches. , 1878.
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Description: New York: Slote, Woodman & Co., n.d. [1878]. 4 pp undated ads. Original red-orange wrappers decorated in black and gold. First Edition, second printing, second binding, of this collection of nine short tales. The title one is an amusing tale about the author hearing a musical jingle and having it "infect" his mind like a virus -- wiping out his memory and incapacitating his ability to write, until he inadvertently passes the "virus" off to someone else. Another tale, "The Loves of Alonso Fitts Clarence and Rosannah Ethelton," is said to be the first story written that includes a telephone as part of the plot (24 months after Bell's patent). The second printing is identified by (a) Twain's name on the title page in facsimile autograph rather than in roman type; (b) two leaves of ads, rather than one; (c) correction of the error "health offi. could" on p. 91, and (d) sixteen lines of text (postscript added) on p. 101. The book was issued simultaneously in cloth and in wrappers -- each of which has an earlier and a later state; this is in the later wrapper binding, with "Mark Twain's Punch" on the spine and with the larger rear cover illustration. This is a very good-plus copy, with minor wear at the spine ends (barely affecting one letter), plus a large bookplate on the inside front cover. Today, copies in wrappers are somewhat scarcer than copies in cloth. Blanck 3378.
Seller: Sumner & Stillman [ABAA], Yarmouth, ME, U.S.A.
Twain, Mark. PUNCH, BROTHERS, PUNCH! AND OTHER SKETCHES. Slote, Woodman & Co, New York, 1878.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Description: 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.
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
Twain, Mark. PUNCH, BROTHERS, PUNCH! AND OTHER SKETCHES. Slote, Woodman & Co, New York, 1878.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Description: 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.
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
Twain, Mark. Punch, Brothers, Punch! and Other Sketches. Slote, Woodman & Co., New York, 1878.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Description: Blue cloth decoratively stamped in black. Blanck, 3378. Minor wrinkling to front free endpaper and next two pages, spine tips fraying, still very goo with hinges firm, in custom mylar cover.
Seller: THE HERMITAGE BOOKSHOP, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
TWAIN, Mark. Punch, Brothers, Punch! And Other Sketches. Slote, Woodman & Co, New York, 1878.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Second edition. 16mo; 140pp [4]; green cloth, black stamped vignette designs and title, author and a caricature of Twain on the front cover, gilt stamped title to spine, design blind stamped to back cover; glazed cream eps with no decoration; Author's name in facsimile autograph on title page; Mark Twain's Scrap Book advertising to rear paste down; scuffing to cover edges with bumped corners and loss, light soiling, age toning of paper, light foxing on a few pages; very good minus. (BAL 3378). Includes the following stories: Punch, Brothers, Punch!, Speech on the Weather at the New England Society's Seventy-First Annual Dinner, Rogers, Map of Paris (with Map), Random Notes of an Idle Excursion, Speech at a Dinner of the Knights of St. Patrick, An Encounter with an Interviewer, The Loves of Alonzo Fitz Clarence, Etc., and The Canvasser's Tale.
Seller: Sandra L. Hoekstra Bookseller, Thomaston, ME, U.S.A.
Twain, Mark. Punch, Brothers, Punch!. Slote, Woodman & Co., New York, 1878.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: 16mo. Paperback. Pictorial red wrappers. 140pp. 1st issue title-page. Covers edge-worn with small chip at top corner of front cover & top 1/2" of spine missing. Interior very good.
Seller: Kevin T. Ransom- Bookseller, Amherst, NY, U.S.A.
Twain, Mark. Punch, Brothers, Punch. Slote, Woodman & Co., New York, 1878.
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Condition: As New
Description: Punch, Brothers, Punch by Mark Twain. First edition, second printing in wrappers, rebound in leather with wrappers bound in. Binding is dark brown ¾ leather with brown pebble design marbled paper. Red wraps with black print. Publisher: Slote, Woodman & Co., New York, (1878). Second printing with Twains name on the title-page in Roman Type; Only one leaf of ads; Health officer name corrected on page 91; and 16 lines of text on page 101. 4 3/8 x 5 7/8 inches. 140 pages plus ad. Binding is ¾ leather with marbled paper and in as new condition. Wrapper is good condition, edge wear and folds . Wrapper is complete. Contents clean, but with staining to title-page and ads leaf in back. Protected by Mylar. A nice professionally bound copy of a scarce Twain item. Inventory #12-219. Price: $400. Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng
Seller: Discovery Bay Old Books ABAA, ILAB, Brentwood, CA, U.S.A.
TWAIN, Mark.. Punch, Brothers, Punch! and Other Sketches.. Slote, Woodman & Co., New York, 1878.
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Description: 140 [2] pp. 12mo, publisher's red wrappers printed in gold and black; preserved in a custom slipcase and chemise. First edition. BAL 3378; state I; first state of binding. Front wrapper neatly reatttached; tiny chips to corner of wrapper and bottom of spine; old gift inscription.
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
Twain, Mark. PUNCH, BROTHERS, PUNCH! AND OTHER SKETCHES. Slote, Woodman & Co, New York, 1878.
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Description: 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.
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
Price: US$437.50 + shipping
Description: Publisher's printed pictorial orange wraps. BAL 3378: "Second Edition," though second printing might be more accurate. Minor wear to wraps, crease to lower front corner. Very Good
Seller: Charles Agvent, est. 1987, ABAA, ILAB, Fleetwood, PA, U.S.A.
TWAIN, Mark.. Punch, Brother, Punch! And Other Sketches.. Slote Woodman, New York, 1878.
Price: US$450.00 + shipping
Description: 140 [2] pp. 12mo, publisher's blue cloth. First edition, first state. BAL 3378. Slight rubbing to extremities of spine and corners, else a nice, tight copy with fresh endpapers and the gold on the spine bright.
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$475.00 + shipping
Description: First edition, second issue of Twain's collection of short stories with the author's name in facsimile autograph, undecorated cream end-papers, and second state scrap book illustration to the rear paste down. BAL 3378. Small octavo, original green cloth stamped in black with gilt titles to the spine. From the library of William Safire with his bookplate to the pastedown. William Safire was an important American author, columnist, journalist, and presidential speechwriter. He joined Nixonâs campaign for the 1960 Presidential race, and again in 1968. After Nixonâs 1968 victory, Safire served as a speechwriter for him and Spiro Agnew. He authored several political columns in addition to his weekly column âOn Languageâ in The New York Times Magazine from 1979 until the month of his death and authored two books on grammar and linguistics: The New Language of Politics (1968) and what Zimmer called Safireâs âmagnum opus,â Safireâs Political Dictionary. Safire later served as a member of the Pulitzer Prize Board from 1995 to 2004 and in 2006 was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President George W. Bush. In very good condition. "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."
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.
Mark Twain. Punch, Brothers, Punch! And Other Sketches. Slote, Woodman & Co, New York, 1878.
Price: US$475.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 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.
Seller: B Street Books, ABAA and ILAB, San Mateo, CA, U.S.A.
Mark Twain. Punch, Brothers, Punch! And Other Sketches. Slote, Woodman & Co, New York, 1878.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: "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 store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books.
Seller: Ernestoic Books, Clarence, NY, U.S.A.
Twain, Mark. Punch, Brothers Punch! And Other Sketches.. Slote, Woodman & Co., New York, 1878.
Price: US$628.61 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 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 scarce lesser known Twain title. Size: 12mo
Seller: Lawrence Jones Books, Ashmore, QLD, Australia
TWAIN, Mark. Punch, Brothers, Punch! And Other Sketches. Slote, Woodman Co. (1878), New York, 1878.
Price: US$650.00 + shipping
Description: First Edition, First Binding. Sixteenmo. Original green cloth with blindstamp and black lettering and decoration to front cover, blindstamp to rear cover, gilt lettering and black decoration to spine. Light yellow endpapers. Short story collection by famous American humorist writer and author of "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" (1884). Very good, light wear to spine ends, very light foxing to pages.
Seller: Yesterday's Gallery, ABAA, East Woodstock, CT, U.S.A.
TWAIN, Mark. Punch, Brothers, Punch! and Other Sketches. Slote, Woodman and Co, 1878.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 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 couldnt 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 Publishers blue cloth Size: ~6.25in X 4.5in (15.5cm x 11.5cm) Rare blue variant binding Our Guarantee: Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide. Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving, and we will offer a full refund without reservation! 40635 Photos available upon request.
Seller: Schilb Antiquarian, Columbia, MO, U.S.A.
Twain, Mark.. Punch, Brothers, Punch! And Other Sketches. Slote, Woodman & Co., New York, 1878.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First state of the first edition with "health offi. . could" on pg. 91, 13 lines of text on pg. 101, author's name in roman type on the title page. 140, (2, ads) pp. Hardcover, bound in decorative green cloth with blue endpapers, the rear pastedown with ad for Twain's Scrap Book. Moderate edge-wear with some fraying at the spine ends and modest wrinkle to cloth on rear board; even toning to the text block.
Seller: Moroccobound Fine Books, IOBA, Lewis Center, OH, U.S.A.
CLEMENS, SAMUEL L.. Punch, Brothers, Punch! and Other Sketches. , 1878.
Price: US$945.00 + shipping
Description: [CLEMENS, SAMUEL L.]. Punch, Brothers, Punch! and Other Sketches. By Mark Twain. New York: Slote, Woodman & Co., [1878]. 140 , [2] p. Cloth. Very light wear at spine ends and tips, else a bright, very good-plus copy. Bookplate. Leather-backed pull-off case. First edition, first issue, in the first state blue P cloth binding. BAL 3378.
Seller: Joseph J. Felcone Inc., ABAA, Princeton, NJ, U.S.A.
Twain, Mark. Punch, Brothers, Punch!. Slote, Woodman & Co., New York, 1878.
Price: US$1000.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First Edition, First Printing with "Mark Twain" in Roman font on front cover and on page 91, 4th line from the bottom reads "health offi . could hardly sweeten" An attractive copy that has some wear to the spine and chips to the panels. The pages are clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A lovely copy housed in a custom chemise folding case for preservation.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.
Price: US$1000.00 + shipping
Description: First edition: title page with author's name written in roman, letters missing from p 91, line 4, and 13 lines on p 101. Decorations, advertisements for "Mark Twain's Scrapbooks"on the verso of the last leaf. 140, [ii] pp. 1 vols. Sm. 8vo. Includes the following: "Punch, Brother, Punch;" "Speech on the Weather.;" "Rogers;" "Map of Paris (with Map);" "Random Notes of an Idle Excursion;" "Speech at a Dinner of the Knights of St. Patrick;" "An Encounter with an Interviewer;" "The Loves of Alonzo Fitz Clarence, etc.;" "The Canvasser's Tale.". BAL 3378 Green cloth stamped in black and gilt, terminal paste-down illustration of the scrap book as in BAL binding 1 for cloth binding. Extremities frayed, hinges starting internally, missing free endpapers, signed George Kirby Holmes July 20 '79 on flyleaf Decorations, advertisements for "Mark Twain's Scrapbooks"on the verso of the last leaf. 140, [ii] pp. 1 vols. Sm. 8vo First edition: title page with author's name written in roman, letters missing from p 91, line 4, and 13 lines on p 101.
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$1250.00 + shipping
Description: First edition, first issue with Twain's name on title in roman, thirteen lines of text on page 101 and the reading "health offi.could" on page 91, 4 lines from the bottom. Decorations, advertisements for "Mark Twain's Scrapbooks"on the verso of the last leaf. Sm. 8vo. BAL 3378 Original red coated pictorial paper wrappers with spine reading "Mark Twain's Sketches. Price, 25 Cents." as in BAL binding 1 for paper binding. Some chipping, creases and short tears of binding, browning of text, else a very good copy of this piece that tends to appear in less than fine condition. Boards box Decorations, advertisements for "Mark Twain's Scrapbooks"on the verso of the last leaf. Sm. 8vo First edition, first issue with Twain's name on title in roman, thirteen lines of text on page 101 and the reading "health offi.could" on page 91, 4 lines from the bottom.
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$1875.00 + shipping
Description: 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. Slight wear. Near Fine and scarce thus
Seller: Charles Agvent, est. 1987, ABAA, ILAB, Fleetwood, PA, U.S.A.