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 > @ > 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 =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 > "A young horse is fast, but an old horse knows what's going on." =3D > =3D3DE2=3D3D80=3D3D93 > =3D3D > Muddy > Waters > =3D20 > Free =3D3DD0=3D3D9F=3D3DD1=3D3D83=3D3DD1=3D3D81=3D3DD1=3D3D81=3D3DD0=3D3DB8= > =3D > =3D3DD0=3D3DA0=3D3DD0=3D3DB0=3D3DD0=3D3DB9=3D3DD0=3D3DBE=3D3DD1=3D3D82! > =3D20 > =3D20 > =3D20 > =3D20 > --=3D20 > 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 <htt= > p://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]> Alan Kitty 609-219-9339 [log in to unmask] www.marktwainslaststand.com