1924 • MARK TWAIN • SKETCHES NEW & OLD • Harper & Brothers • Illustrated • VG+

Description: American Artists Editions SKETCHES NEW AND OLD ••• By MARK TWAIN Harper & Brothers New York 1924 New York, 1924. Very Good+, no jacket. Illustrated. Complete in one volume. Sketches New and Old is a collection of short stories by Mark Twain. It was published in 1875. All the stories are fictional except for "The Case of George Fisher." It includes the short story "A Ghost Story", Including: My watch -- Political economy -- The jumping frog -- Journalism in Tennessee -- The story of the bad little boy -- The story of the good little boy -- A couple of poems by Twain and Moore -- Niagara -- Answers to correspondents -- To raise poultry -- Experience of the McWilliamses with membranous croup -- My first literary venture -- How the author was sold in Newark -- The office bore -- Johnny Greer -- The facts in the case of the great beef contract -- Disgraceful persecution of a boy -- The judge's "spirited woman" -- Information wanted -- Some learned fables for good old boys and girls -- My late senatorial secretaryship -- A fashion item -- Riley, Newspaper correspondent -- A fine old man -- Science vs. luck -- The late Benjamin Franklin -- Mr. Bloke's item -- A medieval romance -- Petition concerning copyright -- After-dinner speech -- Lionising murderers -- A new crime -- A curious dream -- A true story -- The Siamese twins -- Speech at the Scottish banquet at London -- The Capitoline Venus -- Speech on accident insurance -- John Chinaman in New York -- How I once edited an agricultural paper -- The petrified man -- My bloody massacre -- The undertaker's chat -- Concerning chambermaids -- Aurelia's unfortunate young man -- "After" Jenkins -- About barbers -- "Party cries" in Ireland -- The facts concerning the recent resignation -- History repeats itself -- Honored as a curiosity -- First interview with Artemus Ward -- Cannibalism in the cars -- The killing of Julius Caesar "localized" -- The widow's protest -- The scriptural panoramist -- Curing a cold -- A curious pleasure excursion -- Running for governor -- A mysterious visit. Tight, clean unmarked pages. Size: 5” x 7” tall. 390 pages. Something Old, Something New Something Curious Just for You. Check it out! SATISFACTION GUARANTEED! We Combine Shipping "Books for Every Mind and Every Mood" ________________________________________________________________ Unlike large Book Warehouses that acquire used book donations and ship via 3rd party cut-rate shipping companies. We are a small independent bookseller that purchases our stock from collections and estates. Our stock is handpicked for quality, scarcity, and Interest. We do not ship in quantities that would allow cut-rate shipping, nor do we combine book cost with shipping and call it it free shipping. We keep our prices low, ship promptly

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