This is great, Kevin. Thy kinship with the material is gastronomical.
On Apr 7, 2013, at 10:47 PM, Lee, Judith wrote:
> What a wonderful summary, Kevin! Thank you very much!
> Judith
>
> On Apr 6, 2013, at 5:59 PM, Kevin Mac Donnell wrote:
>
> 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 th=
> e
> 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 b=
> y
> 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 copie=
> s
> look a lot like the 1901 original, so beware. The 1930 edition can also pas=
> s
> 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 edition=
> s
> 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 =3D
> friends.=3D20
>
> On Apr 6, 2013, at 1:02 PM, Hal Bush wrote:
>
> Mark Twain and John Bull, by Howard Baetzhold.
> =3D20
> also: you probably already have run across this, but if not: check =3D
> out
> MT's burlesque called 1601. Among other highlights is its repeated =3D
> denials
> of passing gas. That's Uncle Mark!
> =3D20
> -hb
> =3D20
> On Sat, Apr 6, 2013 at 10:36 AM, William Robison
> <[log in to unmask]>wrote:
> =3D20
> I am seeking the advice of list members about a new project related =3D
> to Mark
> Twain and the Tudors.
> =3D20
> =3D20
> =3D20
> I am a Professor of History and Head of the Department of History and
> Political Science at Southeastern Louisiana University. My principal =3D
> area
> of expertise is Tudor England, and my most recent publication, =3D
> co-authored
> with Sue Parrill, is a book titled *The Tudors on Film and =3D
> Television*
> (McFarland
> 2013), about which you can learn more at www.tudorsonfilm.com.
> =3D20
> =3D20
> =3D20
> I have been interested for a long time in Mark Twain=3D3DE2=3D3D80=3D3D99s =
> =3D
> fascination
> =3D3D
> with the
> Tudors and the manner in which he depicts them, most obviously in =3D
> *The
> Prince and the Pauper*, *1601*, Tom Sawyer=3D3DE2=3D3D80=3D3D99s hilarious =
> =3D
> butchering
> o=3D3D
> f
> history in *Huckleberry Finn*, and his observations about =3D
> Shakespeare, but
> also in comments sprinkled through other writings. Although a good =3D
> bit has
> been written about *The Prince and the Pauper*, there seems to be no
> broader survey of Twain and the Tudors.
> =3D20
> =3D20
> =3D20
> Having written about the Tudors in popular culture and read =3D
> extensively in
> Twain=3D3DE2=3D3D80=3D3D99s corpus, I am in the early stages of writing =3D
> such a study.
> I=3D3D
> have
> contacted the Huntington Library, the Mark Twain Papers and Project =3D
> at the
> University of California at Berkeley, and several online Twain sites, =3D
> and I
> have begun compiling a bibliography.
> =3D20
> However, I will be most grateful for any suggestions that list =3D
> members may
> have. Thanks!
> =3D20
> Bill
> --=3D3D20
> 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
> =3D20
> Check out *The Tudors on Film and Television*, by Sue Parrill and =3D
> William
> B. Robison (McFarland 2013) and the interactive website,
> http://www.tudorsonfilm.com/.
> =3D20
> History teaches students to read intelligently, think analytically, =3D
> write
> clearly, accurately assess past trends, rationally predict future
> developments, and understand the real world. Now *that** *is
> workforce-ready!
> =3D20
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