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MARK TWAIN, HUCKLEBERRY FINN, 1ST EDITION IN BLUEMARK TWAIN SIGNED LETTER TO COLONEL GEORGE HARVEYMARK TWAIN, TOM SAWYER 1ST ED. PUBLISHER'S MOROCCO
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Day 3 | Rare Books from The Bentley Estate

Ahlers & Ogletree is honored to present the lifetime collection of important historical books and documents from The Estate of Fred Bentley, Sr. With more than 900 lots on offer, highlights include the rare opportunity to acquire a William Shakespeare's Second Folio dated to 1632, an Abraham Lincoln signed appointment document, an 1818 copy of the Declaration of Independence as published by Benjamin Owen Tyler, and Mark Twain's 1st Ed. printing of Tom Sawyer. An avid reader and collector his entire life, Mr. Bentley gave generously to his community in support of this passion by founding the rare book rooms at Brenau College and Kennesaw State University. Session 1 : Wednesday February 7: Dickens, Shakespeare, Incunabula and Early Documents Session 2: Thursday February 8: Historical Books & Documents from the Revolutionary War through the 19th century Session 3 : Friday February 9: Important works of fiction and poetry from Mark Twain and others.
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MARK TWAIN, CELEBRATED JUMPING FROG, LONDON ED.: Mark Twain, The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County. Published in most likely late 1870s or early 1880s by George Routledge as part of Routledge's Railyway Library. First edition in England.
0750: MARK TWAIN, CELEBRATED JUMPING FROG, LONDON ED.Est. US$100-US$200
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MARK TWAIN, CONNECTICUT YANKEE, LEATHER BINDING: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain. Published in 1889 by American Publishing Company. First edition. Second state. Bound in the publisher's original three quarter leather
0751: MARK TWAIN, CONNECTICUT YANKEE, LEATHER BINDINGEst. US$400-US$800
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MARK TWAIN, FOLLOWING THE EQUATOR, 1ST EDITION: Following the Equator by Mark Twain. Published 1897 by American Publishing Company. First edition. Bound in original boards with a pictorial elephant on the front. Gilt decoration and titling on the
0752: MARK TWAIN, FOLLOWING THE EQUATOR, 1ST EDITIONEst. US$200-US$400
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MARK TWAIN, FOLLOWING THE EQUATOR, FINELY BOUND: A finely bound first edition of Following the Equator by Mark Twain. Published 1897 by The American Publishing Company. First edition. Finely bound in half morocco red leather with marbled boards and
0753: MARK TWAIN, FOLLOWING THE EQUATOR, FINELY BOUNDEst. US$200-US$400
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MARK TWAIN, HOW TO TELL A STORY, FIRST EDITION: How to Tell a Story and Other Essays by Mark Twain. Published 1897 by Harpers. First edition. First printing. An uncommon title due to the unusually low press run of just 2000 copies. The first of
0755: MARK TWAIN, HOW TO TELL A STORY, FIRST EDITIONEst. US$300-US$600
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MARK TWAIN, HUCKLEBERRY FINN 1ST ED LEATHER BOUND: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain. Published 1885 by Charles L. Webster. First edition. First state. Bound in the original leather binding done by the publisher. One of 500 copies bound in
0756: MARK TWAIN, HUCKLEBERRY FINN 1ST ED LEATHER BOUNDEst. US$800-US$1,200
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MARK TWAIN, HUCKLEBERRY FINN, FIRST UK EDITION: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain. Published 1884 by Chatto and Windus. The first UK edition actually preceded the first American edition by about 4 months. Bound in the publisher's
0757: MARK TWAIN, HUCKLEBERRY FINN, FIRST UK EDITIONEst. US$300-US$600
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MARK TWAIN, LIBRARY OF HUMOR, 1ST ED. 1ST STATE: Mark Twain's Library of Humor. Published 1888 by Charles L. Webster. First edition. First state. Contains the story "Warm Hair" attributed to Mark Twain on page 8. Bound in publisher's original brown
0759: MARK TWAIN, LIBRARY OF HUMOR, 1ST ED. 1ST STATEEst. US$200-US$400
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MARK TWAIN, LIFE ON THE MISSISSIPPI, 1ST EDITION: Life on the Mississippi by Mark Twain. Published 1883 by James R. Osgood and Company. First edition. First state. Book contains the image of Twain in flames on page 441. In addition, page 443 lists
0761: MARK TWAIN, LIFE ON THE MISSISSIPPI, 1ST EDITIONEst. US$400-US$800
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MARK TWAIN, MAN WHO CORRUPTED HADLEYBURG, 1ST ED: The Man Who Corrupted Hadleyburg by Mark Twain. Published 1900 by Chatto and Windus. First English edition. Bound in publisher's original pictorial orange boards. Gilt titling on the spine. 8vo.
0763: MARK TWAIN, MAN WHO CORRUPTED HADLEYBURG, 1ST EDEst. US$100-US$300
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MARK TWAIN, NEW PILGRIM'S PROGRESS, FINELY BOUND: The New Pilgrim's Progress by Mark Twain. Published by John Camden Hotten. Undated. Early edition. Fully bound in dark brown leather with ornate gilt decoration on the front and back boards. Gilt
0764: MARK TWAIN, NEW PILGRIM'S PROGRESS, FINELY BOUNDEst. US$100-US$200
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MARK TWAIN, OVERLAND MONTHLY MAGAZINE VOLUME 1: The Overland Monthly, volume 1. Published 1868 by A. Roman and Company. The first volume contains all four of Twain's contributions to this journal, all first printings, which appeared in the first
0765: MARK TWAIN, OVERLAND MONTHLY MAGAZINE VOLUME 1Est. US$200-US$400
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MARK TWAIN, PRESENTATION BOOK W/ INSCRIPTION: The Stolen White Elephant by Mark Twain. Presentation copy with ALS written on front free end paper: "To Miss Fanny C. Hesse, With the Kindest Xmas and other regards of The Author." First edition.
0766: MARK TWAIN, PRESENTATION BOOK W/ INSCRIPTIONEst. US$400-US$800
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MARK TWAIN, PRINCE AND THE PAUPER, 1ST EDITION: The Prince and The Pauper by Mark Twain. Published 1882 by James R. Osgood. First edition. First printing. Bound in publisher's original green cloth with stamping and gilt titling on the front. Spine
0767: MARK TWAIN, PRINCE AND THE PAUPER, 1ST EDITIONEst. US$300-US$600
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MARK TWAIN. PUDD'NHEAD WILSON, 1ST ED IN LEATHER: Pudd'nhead Wilson and The Comedy of Those Extraordinary Twins. Published 1894 by American Publishing Company. First edition. Fully bound in tan calf leather with raised bands on the spine. Gilt
0769: MARK TWAIN. PUDD'NHEAD WILSON, 1ST ED IN LEATHEREst. US$300-US$600
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MARK TWAIN, ROUGHING IT 1ST EDITION, FIRST STATE: Roughing It by Mark Twain. Published 1872 by American Publishing Company. First edition. First state based on points listed in Johnson (13-16). Ad present on page 592. Bound in original dark
0770: MARK TWAIN, ROUGHING IT 1ST EDITION, FIRST STATEEst. US$300-US$600
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MARK TWAIN, SIGNED PAMPHLET OF THE GYROSCOPE: Signed on the second page by Mark Twain, this pamphlet is titled The Gyroscope, with Experiments and Explanations. Published 1857 by Holbrook Apparatus Company, Hartford Connecticut. Signed by Twain
0771: MARK TWAIN, SIGNED PAMPHLET OF THE GYROSCOPEEst. US$800-US$1,200
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MARK TWAIN, SKETCHES NEW AND OLD, LEATHER BOUND: Mark Twain's Sketches, New and Old by Mark Twain. Published 1875 by American Publishing Company. First edition. Second state. Bound in green leather with green boards and gilt titling on the spine
0772: MARK TWAIN, SKETCHES NEW AND OLD, LEATHER BOUNDEst. US$200-US$400
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MARK TWAIN, SKETCHES OLD AND NEW, 1ST EDITION: Sketches Old and New by Mark Twain. Published 1875 by American Publishing Company. First edition. First state with Hospital Days on pg 299 and errata slip bound in. Bound in publisher's original blue
0773: MARK TWAIN, SKETCHES OLD AND NEW, 1ST EDITIONEst. US$200-US$400
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