I have several works from this edition: one plain green cloth copy, 2 with red cloth covers that have cameos with a decorative pattern on the spine and one red cloth with the pebbled corners and spine as described below by David Adams. This discussion has been fascinating for me. I have been a Twain collector for years and never knew anything about this edition of his works. Kayla Tomlinson > ---------- > From: David Adams[SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Reply To: [log in to unmask] > Sent: Sunday, November 23, 1997 3:20 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Author's National Edition > > My thanks to Marcus W. Koechig for his informative posts on the > Author's National Edition of the works of Mark Twain. I have filled > in > the titles I am missing. > My red cloth edition has pebbled spine and corners in a simulated > half-bound style. (I'm not so familiar with John Carter as I should > be > as to give the correct terminology.) The lettering on the spine is > gold, > but there are no cameo portraits of Twain on the covers. > I will be rotten glad to hear of any further information you may > find on the variant sets. > > If it would not be too much trouble, could you post > bibliographical > information on Twain's works - - that is - - which bibliographies are > available in print? > > (I am pretty much "up" on bibliographies on Jack London and Edgar > Rice Burroughs for anyone who is interested by private e-mail.) > > David > *** >