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 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 @ 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<http://www.macdonnellrarebooks.com> ----- 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 ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2013.0.3272 / Virus Database: 3162/6228 - Release Date: 04/06/13 ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2013.0.3272 / Virus Database: 3162/6228 - Release Date: 04/06/13 My newest book: Twain's Brand: Humor in Contemporary American Culture <http://www.ohio.edu/people/leej/Twains_Brand.html> Judith Yaross Lee, Ph.D. Professor and Director of Honors Tutorial Studies School of Communication Studies Ohio University Lasher Hall Athens, OH 45701 T: 740-593-4888 F:740-593-4810 [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>