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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, T.H. BENTON, LIFE ON THE MISSISSIPPI: Life on the Mississippi by Mark Twain with Illustrations by Thomas Hart Benton. Published 1944 by The Limited Editions Club. Signed by artist Thomas Hart Benton on the colophon and numbered 990 of
0775: MARK TWAIN, T.H. BENTON, LIFE ON THE MISSISSIPPIEst. US$100-US$300
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MARK TWAIN, THE INNOCENTS ABROAD, LEATHER BOUND: The Innocents Abroad by Mark Twain Published 1869 by American Publishing Company. First edition. Second state. Bound in brown leather with marbled boards. Raised bands and gilt decoration on the
0779: MARK TWAIN, THE INNOCENTS ABROAD, LEATHER BOUNDEst. US$200-US$400
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MARK TWAIN, THE MYSTERIOUS STRANGER, 1ST EDITION: The Mysterious Stranger by Mark Twain with Illustrations by N.C. Wyeth. Published 1916 by Harpers. First edition. First state. Some pages untrimmed. Bound in the publisher's original cloth with a
0780: MARK TWAIN, THE MYSTERIOUS STRANGER, 1ST EDITIONEst. US$200-US$400
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MARK TWAIN, TOM SAWYER ABROAD, 1ST ED. 1ST STATE: Tom Sawyer Abroad by Mark Twain. Published 1894 by Charles L. Webster. Press of Jenkins and McCowan, New York. Binding state A. First edition. First state. Bound in publisher's original cream cloth
0783: MARK TWAIN, TOM SAWYER ABROAD, 1ST ED. 1ST STATEEst. US$200-US$400
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MARK TWAIN, HUCKLEBERRY FINN 1ST ED. BLUE COVER: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain. Published 1885 by Charles L. Webster. First edition, first state in the rare blue cloth boards. First edition first state error points include page 13
0785: MARK TWAIN, HUCKLEBERRY FINN 1ST ED. BLUE COVEREst. US$2,000-US$3,000
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MARK TWAIN, HUCKLEBERRY FINN, 1ST EDITION IN BLUE: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain. Published 1885 by Charles L. Webster Company. First edition first state in the ultra rare blue boards. Contains all of the first edition, first state
0786: MARK TWAIN, HUCKLEBERRY FINN, 1ST EDITION IN BLUEEst. US$1,500-US$2,000
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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 publisher's three quarter morocco binding. One of only 500 copies
0787: MARK TWAIN, HUCKLEBERRY FINN, 1ST ED LEATHER BOUNDEst. US$1,000-US$2,000
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MARK TWAIN, CELEBRATED JUMPING FROG, FIRST STATE: The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County by Mark Twain. Published 1867 by C.H. Webb. First edition. First state. Meets all first state error points, including a lack of type break on last
0788: MARK TWAIN, CELEBRATED JUMPING FROG, FIRST STATEEst. US$1,500-US$3,000
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MARK TWAIN SIGNED LETTER TO HIS WIFE, DATED 1878: Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) one page autographed letter signed in pencil. Signed ?Samuel? as he did in personal letters to close friends and family. Letter is dated August 7, 1878 and discusses his
0789: MARK TWAIN SIGNED LETTER TO HIS WIFE, DATED 1878Est. US$1,000-US$2,000
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MARK TWAIN HANDWRITTEN LETTER, 1901-1903, FRAMED: Mark Twain/Samuel Langhorne Clemens (American 1835?1910) handwritten and signed letter to Mr. Seaman, Louis Livingston Seaman (b.1851 - d.1932) dated January 18, "I thank you so much, but I shall
0790: MARK TWAIN HANDWRITTEN LETTER, 1901-1903, FRAMEDEst. US$1,500-US$3,000
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MARK TWAIN HANDWRITTEN AND SIGNED LETTER, 1885: Mark Twain ALS in pencil to his best friend Francis Finlay, asking him to come and visit. Letter is written on half paper and dated Hartford, September 23, 1885. The letter is signed S.L. Clemens.
0791: MARK TWAIN HANDWRITTEN AND SIGNED LETTER, 1885Est. US$1,000-US$2,000
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MARK TWAIN UNSIGNED WORKING PAGE, WITH CUTOUT: A framed handwritten working page from a short story by Mark Twain, possibly one titled The Purloining of Prince Oleomargarine based on context. Could also possibly be a page that was removed for
0792: MARK TWAIN UNSIGNED WORKING PAGE, WITH CUTOUTEst. US$1,000-US$2,000
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MARK TWAIN HANDWRITTEN LETTER IN FRAME, 1891: Nicely mounted on velvet and framed with a picture of Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens), handwritten and personally signed letter dated May 11, 1891, discussing the naming of a subject in his writings for
0793: MARK TWAIN HANDWRITTEN LETTER IN FRAME, 1891Est. US$1,200-US$2,400
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MARK TWAIN HANDWRITTEN PAGE FROM THE GILDED AGE: Mark Twain handwritten working page from his book ?The Gilded Age? published in 1873. One of the few remaining. Page is from 112, containing the second paragraph discussing how to prevent the Asiatic
0794: MARK TWAIN HANDWRITTEN PAGE FROM THE GILDED AGEEst. US$3,000-US$5,000
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MARK TWAIN HANDWRITTEN LETTER TO JAMES OSGOOD: Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) three-page letter written in pencil and signed. ALS to friend and publisher James R. Osgood. In 1882, Osgood?s company published Twain's work ?The Prince and the Pauper?
0795: MARK TWAIN HANDWRITTEN LETTER TO JAMES OSGOODEst. US$3,000-US$5,000
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MARK TWAIN, DANDY FRIGHTENING THE SQUATTER, 1852: The Carpet-Bag Weekly, For the Amusement of the Reader, with the following issues: Volume 1 # 40-51 through volume 2 #1-39. "The Dandy Frightening the Squatter" with the byline S.L.C. included in
0796: MARK TWAIN, DANDY FRIGHTENING THE SQUATTER, 1852Est. US$3,000-US$5,000
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MARK TWAIN, TOM SAWYER 1ST ED. PUBLISHER'S MOROCCO: Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain. Published 1876 by American Publishing Company. First edition. First state. Bound in publisher's three quarter morocco binding. One of only 200 copies offered
0797: MARK TWAIN, TOM SAWYER 1ST ED. PUBLISHER'S MOROCCOEst. US$5,000-US$7,000
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