To Chatto and Windus
23 July 1878 • Heidelberg, Germany
(Sales catalog: Unidentified, unknown date, UCCL 12330)

THE DEFINITIVE EDITION. The fly-leaf was signed by Mark Twain in 1906 in anticipation of the present definitive edition of his works. S. L. Clemens, Mark [Twain.] In Volume I of this particular set is pasted A ONE PAGE HANDWRITTEN LETTER TO “MY DEAR C. & W.”, DATED JULY 23, FROM GERMANY. The letter has to do with money matters, written undoubtedly to his publisher. He also asks for a copy of [Ouida’s] Friendship. Bound in full dark blue morocco, highly decorated in gilt on the sides as well as the back. t.e.g.

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Description of Texts and Provenance

Source text(s):

Unidentified sales catalog, unknown date, clipping in CU-MARK. At the time of the sale, the MS letter was “pasted” in a copy of SLC 1922–25, vol. 1.

Previous publication: MicroPUL, reel 1.

Emendations and textual notes:

Twain. • Twain,

Ouida’s • Quida’s