1906 1st Mark Twain EVES DIARY Fall of Man Creation Illustrated ART Ralph
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1906 1st Mark Twain EVES DIARY Fall of Man Creation Illustrated ART Ralph
“Wheresoever she was, there was Eden.”
– Mark Twain, Diaries of Adam and Eve
“Eves Diary” is written as a first-person memoir, “translated from the original MS”. Follow along from the beginning of creation, getting to know her mate, Adam, and finally, to her last days on earth after the fall.
Twain first had the story published in Harpers Magazine in 1905. It was published in book form a year later, with 55 illustrations by Lester Ralph. Controversially, some of these illustrations were considered pornographic by many when it was first published in the US.
Item number: #30269
Price: $499
TWAIN, Mark
Eves Diary.
Harper & Bros.: London & New York; printed in U.S.A., 1906. First edition. 1st printing
Details:
Collation: Complete with all pages
[4], 109, [1]
55 illustrations
References: BAL 3489
Provenance: Handwritten – Katy Gardner Maxwell
Language: English
Binding: Hardcover; secure
Red cloth
Size: ~8.25in X 5.5in (20.5cm x 13.5cm)
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30269
“Wheresoever she was, there was Eden.”
– Mark Twain, Diaries of Adam and Eve
“Eves Diary” is written as a first-person memoir, “translated from the original MS”. Follow along from the beginning of creation, getting to know her mate, Adam, and finally, to her last days on earth after the fall.
Twain first had the story published in Harpers Magazine in 1905. It was published in book form a year later, with 55 illustrations by Lester Ralph. Controversially, some of these illustrations were considered pornographic by many when it was first published in the US.
Item number: #30269
Price: $499
TWAIN, Mark
Eves Diary.
Harper & Bros.: London & New York; printed in U.S.A., 1906. First edition. 1st printing
Details:
Collation: Complete with all pages
[4], 109, [1]
55 illustrations
References: BAL 3489
Provenance: Handwritten – Katy Gardner Maxwell
Language: English
Binding: Hardcover; secure
Red cloth
Size: ~8.25in X 5.5in (20.5cm x 13.5cm)
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!
30269
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1906 1st Mark Twain EVES DIARY Fall of Man Creation Illustrated ART Ralph
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