Catalogue Of First And Other Editions Of The Writings Of Samuel Langhorne Clemens And Of Lafcadio Hearn The Property Of The Tomlinson Humes Company And Merle Johnson

Author : Tomlinson-Humes Company
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780365520979
Total Pages : 76 pages
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Download or read book Catalogue of First and Other Editions of the Writings of "Mark Twain", Samuel Langhorne Clemens, and of Lafcadio Hearn written by Tomlinson-Humes Company and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-24 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Catalogue of First and Other Editions of the Writings of "Mark Twain," Samuel Langhorne Clemens, and of Lafcadio Hearn: The Property of the Tomlinson-Humes Company (in Bankruptcy) And of Mr. Merle Johnson This has been primarily a Bibliography Set, and no attempt has been made to collect unpublished letters, photographs, and reviews; also, no library would be large enough to contain the various foreign and American reprints; but, all in all, this collection can probably never be duplicated. In apology to those who have added so greatly to its importance by signa tures and letters it may be said that there was no intention in the beginning of its sale by separate items. The dissolution of The tomlinson-humes Co. Has sent it to the auction room, but should any purchaser be so fortunate as to secure the main part of the collection, I shall be only too glad to follow its fortunes with my assistance. The Hearn collection was also intended for bibliographical purposes, which may shortly be carried out. The set contains many items and variations hitherto unknown to collectors, and like the Twain collection, is probably the most complete in existence. Considering Mr. Hearn's aloofness, and comparatively small circle of inti mates, the set contains much association material; three items that were his own personal copies, viz.: One of Cleopatra's Nights, Stray Leaves from Strange Literature, and the hitherto unlisted Large Paper Japanese Fairy Tales. Also, several books from his library, one being the actual source of his Creole Proverbs, containing his annotations, and the original manuscript of one of his most delightful translations, The Story of mimi-nashi written on 48 pages, 12mo, including title, with full autograph signature in two places, and dated Tokyo, Japan, June 5th, 1902. Merle johnson. Douglaston, Long Island, N. Y. December 29, 1913. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.