To
William A. Seaver
5 December 1875 • (1st of 2) • Hartford, Conn. (Parke-Bernet 1968 [bib13820], lot 116, UCCL 09687)
5 December 1875 • (1st of 2) • Hartford, Conn. (Parke-Bernet 1968 [bib13820], lot 116, UCCL 09687)
To the aged & virtuous Wm. A. Seaver with the imperishable love of Mark Twain
HartfordⒶemendation, Dec. 1875.1explanatory note
Explanatory Notes
1
Inscribed in a copy of Mark Twain’s Sketches, New and Old. The exact date is supplied by the next letter.
Emendations and Textual Notes
Ⓐ
Twain | Hartford ●
Twain Hartford
References
- Parke-Bernet. The Library of Charles E. Feinberg, Detroit. Part 3: Books, Autographs and Manuscripts. Sale no. 2723 (18 June). New York: Parke-Bernet Galleries. 1968
- Machlis, Paul, ed. Union Catalog of Clemens Letters. Edited by Paul Machlis. Berkeley, Los Angeles, London: University of California Press. [In some cases, UCCL catalog numbers cited in this volume supersede those assigned in 1986 and reflect corrections or additions to the catalog since publication. An updated version of the catalog can be consulted via the Letters Search page at MTPO.] 1986
- Parke-Bernet. Exhibition and Sale at the Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc. Sale no. 2701 (14 and 15 May). New York: Parke-Bernet Galleries. 1968
- SLC (Samuel Langhorne Clemens). Mark Twain’s Letters, Volume 6: 1874–1875. Edited by Michael B. Frank and Harriet Elinor Smith. The Mark Twain Papers. Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press. Also online at MTPO[bib32371]. 2002
Parke-Bernet 1968 [bib13819], lot 116. The letter is inscribed in a first edition copy (corrected state) of Mark Twain’s Sketches, New and Old (American Publishing Company, 1875).
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