To the Papyrus Club
7 February 1880 • Hartford, Conn. (Sales catalog: Chicago Book Auction, 19–27 April 1934, no. 41, lot 95, UCCL 12249)
7 February 1880 • Hartford, Conn. (Sales catalog: Chicago Book Auction, 19–27 April 1934, no. 41, lot 95, UCCL 12249)
A. L. S. by Clemens, 2pp., 8vo, Feb. 7, 1880, written in purple ink, declining an invitation to dinner at the Papyrus Club.Ⓐemendation
Emendations and Textual Notes
Chicago Book Auction catalog, 19–27 April 1934, no. 41, lot 95. The catalog noted that the letter was tipped into a copy of The Innocents Abroad, the first volume of SLC 1899–1903, and it offered the set for sale: “The Writings of Mark Twain. . . . Twenty-two volumes. Hartford, American Publishing Company, 1899–1903. 8vo, three-quarter autumn leaf levant morocco, marbled boards, gilt tops.”
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Offered for sale in 1934 by Chicago Book Auction.
More information on provenance may be found in Description of Provenanceclick to open link.