Many thanks, Kevin!
On Sat, Apr 6, 2013 at 4:59 PM, Kevin Mac Donnell <
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> The printing history of 1601 is spotty and no authoritative bibliography
> exists. Checklists have been compiled by Irving Haas (1936, appended to the
> Black Cat Press edition of 1601) and Franklin Meine (1939, appended to the
> Mark Twain Society Printing which was reprinted by Lyle Stuart ca 1961).
> But Haas and Meine don't get the early lifetime editions properly sorted
> out, miss quite a few editions, and of course don't cover anything after
> the
> 1930s. Here follows a brief break-down of early and significant editions--
>
> 1880 4 proof copies printed of which only one survives intact, but I own a
> fragment of the 1880 edition with Twain's note on it sending it to Charles
> Erskine Scott Wood to use in printing the 1882 West Point edition. Several
> later editions have masqueraded as 1880 printings from time to time in the
> rare book trade or by confused librarians, but Yale's copy (in the Willard
> Morse collection) is the only authentic complete copy I know about. It was
> sold to Morse by A B Paine in the 1920s or 30s. Lucky bastard. There is a
> copy of uncertain status at Princeton on a different paper, and I've
> examined one copy that was clearly a later facsimile with the intent to
> deceive.
>
> 1882 50 copies printed; 20 on wove and 30 on laid paper tea-stained to look
> old. I have both, and I also have a curious copy on Strathmore paper that
> appears to be a facsimile prepared in the 1920s with the intent to pass it
> off as an 1882 original. One of mine belonged to C E S Wood, the printer,
> with his long note about it, and the other was given to Henry Cabot Lodge
> by Thomas Bailey Aldrich who undoubtedly got it from Samuel Langhorne
> Clemens.
>
> 1894 65 copies with the imprint "Bangkok: Printed for the King" which is
> suggestive of Twain's nickname in the family, although I don't think it was
> being used quite that early. 45 copies were on calendered paper, and 20 on
> Whatman paper. I have both. This may be the printing Twain was thinking of
> when he mentioned an edition being printed in Japan. I have not located any
> Japanese printings during Twain's lifetime.
>
> 1901 120 copies. This was the first trade edition (ie, published for sale
> by
> the printer), and was printed on several papers. There was a facsimile of
> this edition done in 1916 and again in 1930 on still other papers. The 1916
> edition has appeared in the market being offered as the original 1901
> edition. It was printed in large paper format, and when treimmed down
> copies
> look a lot like the 1901 original, so beware. The 1930 edition can also
> pass
> as an original. You have to know which papers to watch for. I have several
> 1901 copies, plus a proof, and both facsimiles. This may be the "rare black
> letter" edition Paine refers to.
>
> 1903 "Swiverdale" edition (some connection to Riverdale?) 100 copies; 50 on
> Japan vellum and 50 on laid paper. I have both.
>
> 1904 two editions of 55 copies each. Two formats, but both bound in maroon
> cloth. I have both.
>
> That's it for lifetime editions.
>
> 1911 curious edition supposedly one of 150 copies, possibly prepared by
> Horace Traubel (one of Walt Whitman's literary executors, who inscribed the
> copy I have). I have not located a second copy.
>
> 1913 75 copies by Guido Bruno (Curtis Kirch) some on Japan vellum and some
> on Van Gelder paper, but how many in each format is unkmown. I have both.
>
> 1917 The Flatulence Society produced the first illustrated edition, 150
> copies, with original etchings, in a fancy format in various fancy
> bindings.
> I have several. Some of the earlier editions had ribald phallic initial
> letters by George Bentham, a Chicago fellow, but this is the first to have
> illustrations in the usual sense. Ribald phallic? Are there phallic initial
> letters that are not ribald?
>
> From 1919 on there were at least 200 more editions (I have over 200
> editions
> myself), most of them pretty uninteresting, many undated or with misleading
> imprints, mostly printed by hobby printers and private presses. Tryinge ye
> to sorteth out ye sundry editions shall forsooth giveth ye gasse.
>
> Kevin
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Alan Kitty" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, April 06, 2013 2:39 PM
> Subject: Re: Mark Twain and the Tudors
>
>
> > Only 100 copies of 1601 were printed I understand -- as a gift for =
> > friends.=20
> >
> > On Apr 6, 2013, at 1:02 PM, Hal Bush wrote:
> >
> >> Mark Twain and John Bull, by Howard Baetzhold.
> >>=20
> >> also: you probably already have run across this, but if not: check =
> > out
> >> MT's burlesque called 1601. Among other highlights is its repeated =
> > denials
> >> of passing gas. That's Uncle Mark!
> >>=20
> >> -hb
> >>=20
> >> On Sat, Apr 6, 2013 at 10:36 AM, William Robison
> >> <[log in to unmask]>wrote:
> >>=20
> >>> I am seeking the advice of list members about a new project related =
> > to Mark
> >>> Twain and the Tudors.
> >>>=20
> >>>=20
> >>>=20
> >>> I am a Professor of History and Head of the Department of History and
> >>> Political Science at Southeastern Louisiana University. My principal =
> > area
> >>> of expertise is Tudor England, and my most recent publication, =
> > co-authored
> >>> with Sue Parrill, is a book titled *The Tudors on Film and =
> > Television*
> >>> (McFarland
> >>> 2013), about which you can learn more at www.tudorsonfilm.com.
> >>>=20
> >>>=20
> >>>=20
> >>> I have been interested for a long time in Mark Twain=3DE2=3D80=3D99s =
> > fascination
> >>> =3D
> >>> with the
> >>> Tudors and the manner in which he depicts them, most obviously in =
> > *The
> >>> Prince and the Pauper*, *1601*, Tom Sawyer=3DE2=3D80=3D99s hilarious =
> > butchering
> >>> o=3D
> >>> f
> >>> history in *Huckleberry Finn*, and his observations about =
> > Shakespeare, but
> >>> also in comments sprinkled through other writings. Although a good =
> > bit has
> >>> been written about *The Prince and the Pauper*, there seems to be no
> >>> broader survey of Twain and the Tudors.
> >>>=20
> >>>=20
> >>>=20
> >>> Having written about the Tudors in popular culture and read =
> > extensively in
> >>> Twain=3DE2=3D80=3D99s corpus, I am in the early stages of writing =
> > such a study.
> >>> I=3D
> >>> have
> >>> contacted the Huntington Library, the Mark Twain Papers and Project =
> > at the
> >>> University of California at Berkeley, and several online Twain sites, =
> > and I
> >>> have begun compiling a bibliography.
> >>>=20
> >>> However, I will be most grateful for any suggestions that list =
> > members may
> >>> have. Thanks!
> >>>=20
> >>> Bill
> >>> --=3D20
> >>> William B. Robison, PhD
> >>> Department Head / Professor of History
> >>> Department of History and Political Science
> >>> Southeastern Louisiana University
> >>> SLU 10895
> >>> Hammond LA 70402
> >>> 985-549-2109 phone
> >>> 985-549-2012 fax
> >>> [log in to unmask]
> >>> http://www.selu.edu/acad_research/depts/hist_ps/index.html
> >>>=20
> >>> Check out *The Tudors on Film and Television*, by Sue Parrill and =
> > William
> >>> B. Robison (McFarland 2013) and the interactive website,
> >>> http://www.tudorsonfilm.com/.
> >>>=20
> >>> History teaches students to read intelligently, think analytically, =
> > write
> >>> clearly, accurately assess past trends, rationally predict future
> >>> developments, and understand the real world. Now *that** *is
> >>> workforce-ready!
> >>>=20
> >>> "A young horse is fast, but an old horse knows what's going on." =
> > =3DE2=3D80=3D93
> >>> =3D
> >>> Muddy
> >>> Waters
> >>>=20
> >>> Free =3DD0=3D9F=3DD1=3D83=3DD1=3D81=3DD1=3D81=3DD0=3DB8 =
> > =3DD0=3DA0=3DD0=3DB0=3DD0=3DB9=3DD0=3DBE=3DD1=3D82!
> >>>=20
> >>=20
> >>=20
> >>=20
> >> --=20
> >> Prof. Harold K. Bush
> >> Professor of English
> >> 3800 Lindell
> >> Saint Louis University
> >> St. Louis, MO 63108
> >> 314-977-3616 (w); 314-771-6795 (h)
> >> <www.slu.edu/x23809.xml>
> >
> > Alan Kitty
> > 609-219-9339
> > [log in to unmask]
> > www.marktwainslaststand.com
> >
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William B. Robison, PhD
Department Head / Professor of History
Department of History and Political Science
Southeastern Louisiana University
SLU 10895
Hammond LA 70402
985-549-2109 phone
985-549-2012 fax
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http://www.selu.edu/acad_research/depts/hist_ps/index.html
Check out *The Tudors on Film and Television*, by Sue Parrill and William
B. Robison (McFarland 2013) and the interactive website,
http://www.tudorsonfilm.com/.
History teaches students to read intelligently, think analytically, write
clearly, accurately assess past trends, rationally predict future
developments, and understand the real world. Now *that** *is
workforce-ready!
"A young horse is fast, but an old horse knows what's going on." – Muddy
Waters
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