I, too, ordered a copy of the Jumping Frog volume. I mean to use it
mainly
as a visual aid for my "Mark Twain's New York" walking tour, so I
do
n
'
t
have to be
too
particular
 about the
actual
 contents.

Then, about an hour after ordering the book, I was delighted to receive an
email from the Bradford
Exchange
folks with the subject line, "Wait! There's Another Item Just for You! Look
Inside!"

"Inside"
(
in boldface
) was this invitation
:

Don't Miss This Unique Item to Complement Your Mark Twain First Edition
Library Book Collection !
followed by
a picture and description of
a "limited-edition
,
"
"
Limoges-Style
"
Pittsburgh Steelers Sock Monkey
 Porcelain Tribute Music Box
.

Just the thing!

Uncanny, isn't it, the way these marketing geniuses (or should I say
"publishers"?) know how to zero right in on our deepest needs and desires?

I'm sure every Mark Twain devotee will want one too. Here's the link:
http://www.bradfordexchange.com/products/119263001_steelers-porcelain-sock-monkey-music-box.html?cm_ven=HFE&cm_cat=2013-11-10&cm_pla=ThankNC1&cm_ite=upsellprod&utm_source=HF&restrackid=new_1

 -- Pete Salwen



On Sun, Nov 10, 2013 at 6:08 PM, Sandra Uetz <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

Twainians-
> -
>


> I could not help but see what all the fuss was about, so I or
> d
> ered the first shipment from the Bradford Exchange, which is The
> Celebrated Jumping Frog. I am returning it because there seems to be some
> problem
> w
> ith
> what I will kindly call
>
> "quality control."



> Of the 27 stories in this first volume, the flyleaf mentions 3.
> Of the 3, the Jumping Frog and a piece called A Touching Story of George
> Washington's Boyhood, then
> a
> descriptio
> n
> of
> a story that is
>
> NOT included in this collection, Cannabalism in the Cars (1868).
> It was
> not collected in any of Twain's volumes until 1875. This kind of
> "oversight" causes me to wonder how many of the others
>
> that are included should be.



> I will not be ordering any
> more.




> Sandra Uetz



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