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

1878 Mark Twain 1^ed 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
  • 140, [2]
• References: BAL 3378
• Edition Points:
  • ‘Mark Twain’ in Roman font on title page
  • 91, line 4 from bottom – “health offi…could hardly sweeten”
  • 101 – set in 13 lines
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
  • Publisher’s blue cloth
• Size: ~6.25in X 4.5in (15.5cm x 11.5cm)
• Rare blue variant binding

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