Title: Autograph Letter Signed S.L. Clemens, to his British publisher, regarding the publication of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Author: Twain, Mark Place: Hartford, CT Publisher: Date: Apr. 1/84 Description: 26 lines, in pencil, on both sides of single sheet. 22.5x14 cm. (9x5½"). Important letter from Samuel Clemens (a.k.a. Mark Twain) to his British publisher Andrew Chatto at Chatto & Windus, regarding the publication of his masterpiece, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, apparently one of only two known letters discussing its publication. The letter sheds light on the rather complex publication project: "Dear Mr. Chatto: Good - that settles Hughes!" [regarding William Hughes application to put out a French translation of Huck Finn] "Now you can settle Tauchnitz - I enclose him." [Tauchnitz was the German publisher, and Twain defers to Chatto to arrange the German publication of the book] "Chas. L. Webster (my nephew by marriage and future publisher) will write to you about this time. I will send him your present letter so that he may take note of the early sheets suggestion." [Chatto had requested early proof sheets so that he could begin typesetting and publish the British edition simultaneously with the American] "We can easily send the early sheets if we don't forget it, for we shall have this book in type and printed many months before we issue it." [he here lets Chatto know that Charles Webster is to publish the first American edition of Huckleberry Finn and that Webster would be writing to Chatto to take care of several matters including the early sheets suggestion. Twain also mentions his desire to have Huckleberry Finn in type and printed many months before issuing it, which is helpful information to bibliographers, and may shed some light on the bibliographical complexity of the American edition of the book. As it happens, the British edition preceded the American] And finally, Twain concludes: "I shall secure Canadian copyright. Truly Yours, S.L. Clemens." The letter is accompanied by a number of transcripts of associated letters between Chatto & Windus, Charles L. Webster, and other publishers regarding the publication of Huck Finn, adding to understanding the significance of this letter. Certificate of provenance, from Feb. 15, 1934, noting it was from the collection of Paul Hyde Bonner, an American diplomat and novelist, known for his works of international intrigue. With custom-made modern folding case. Lot Amendments Condition: Fine condition. Item number: 224113
Title: Autograph Letter Signed S.L. Clemens, to his British publisher, regarding the publication of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Author: Twain, Mark Place: Hartford, CT Publisher: Date: Apr. 1/84 Description: 26 lines, in pencil, on both sides of single sheet. 22.5x14 cm. (9x5½"). Important letter from Samuel Clemens (a.k.a. Mark Twain) to his British publisher Andrew Chatto at Chatto & Windus, regarding the publication of his masterpiece, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, apparently one of only two known letters discussing its publication. The letter sheds light on the rather complex publication project: "Dear Mr. Chatto: Good - that settles Hughes!" [regarding William Hughes application to put out a French translation of Huck Finn] "Now you can settle Tauchnitz - I enclose him." [Tauchnitz was the German publisher, and Twain defers to Chatto to arrange the German publication of the book] "Chas. L. Webster (my nephew by marriage and future publisher) will write to you about this time. I will send him your present letter so that he may take note of the early sheets suggestion." [Chatto had requested early proof sheets so that he could begin typesetting and publish the British edition simultaneously with the American] "We can easily send the early sheets if we don't forget it, for we shall have this book in type and printed many months before we issue it." [he here lets Chatto know that Charles Webster is to publish the first American edition of Huckleberry Finn and that Webster would be writing to Chatto to take care of several matters including the early sheets suggestion. Twain also mentions his desire to have Huckleberry Finn in type and printed many months before issuing it, which is helpful information to bibliographers, and may shed some light on the bibliographical complexity of the American edition of the book. As it happens, the British edition preceded the American] And finally, Twain concludes: "I shall secure Canadian copyright. Truly Yours, S.L. Clemens." The letter is accompanied by a number of transcripts of associated letters between Chatto & Windus, Charles L. Webster, and other publishers regarding the publication of Huck Finn, adding to understanding the significance of this letter. Certificate of provenance, from Feb. 15, 1934, noting it was from the collection of Paul Hyde Bonner, an American diplomat and novelist, known for his works of international intrigue. With custom-made modern folding case. Lot Amendments Condition: Fine condition. Item number: 224113
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