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Phi Beta Kappa.
The Greek letters are OBK (you'll have to imagine a vertical line through
the O).
The key has several kinds of funny little symbols and letters; you can
google around for explanations of them.
Kevin
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Mac Donnell Rare Books
9307 Glenlake Drive
Austin TX 78730
512-345-4139
Member: ABAA, ILAB
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You may browse our books at:
www.macdonnellrarebooks.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Jerry Vorpahl
Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2018 4:24 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Twain's PBK key
What pray tell, does PBK stand for?
On Thu, Nov 15, 2018 at 1:24 PM Click, Ben <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Thanks, Kevin. I wonder if Clemens learned the secret PBK handshake.
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> Ben
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> On Thu, Nov 15, 2018 at 12:49 PM Kevin Mac Donnell <
> [log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> > I’m trying again with an image of Mark Twain’s PBK key.
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> > Kevin
> > @
> > Mac Donnell Rare Books
> > 9307 Glenlake Drive
> > Austin TX 78730
> > 512-345-4139
> > Member: ABAA, ILAB
> > *************************
> > You may browse our books at:
> > www.macdonnellrarebooks.com
> >
>
>
> --
> Ben Click
> Professor, English
> Director, Writing & Speaking Center
> Editor, *The Mark Twain Annual*
> Director, Twain Lecture Series on
> American Humor and Culture
> (240) 895-4253
> St. Mary's College of Maryland
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