The color photograph I mentioned earlier is the first photo and the first photo of Twain in a long (37 pages) article entitled "Mark Twain: Mirror of America" by Noel Grove, appearing in the September, 1975, issue of -National Geographic Magazine- (Vol. 148, No. 3). The caption reads in part: "Doctor of letters, student of the world: Wearing the robe in which he received an honorary degree from Oxford University in 1907, Mark Twain poses for a rare color photograph, published here for the first time." The picture is credited to "Alvin Langdon Coburn, courtesy Mark Twain Memorial, Hartford, Connecticut." Perhaps, one can gain permission from the MTM for its use on book covers. In the photo, Mark Twain stands in profile looking out a window, a cigar in his right hand, his left in his pocket, pulling back the robe to expose his white suit beneath the gray and red Oxford gown. His head, wearing a black mortarboard, looks very much like the one Bill Watterson drew for the -Mark Twain Journal- that appears on its stationery and T-shirts, though Twain looks more contemplative in this portrait. I hope that you find this information helpful. John H. Davis, Ph.D. Chowan College Murfreesboro, NC