1878 1st/1st Mark Twain Punch Brothers Punch Literary Nightmare Earworm Jingle

1878 1^st/1^st Mark Twain Punch Brothers Punch Literary Nightmare Earworm Jingle

 

“The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”

― Mark Twain

 

Mark Twain and his works were immensely popular all on their own. Such notable characters as Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn stood out about other 19th-century literary characters, and not just in the United States.

 

In 1876, Twain published a short story entitled ‘A Literary Nightmare’, which was a fictional tale about Twain himself encountering an earworm – a jingle he couldn’t get out of his head for days on end. The story was retitled and republished under the name ‘Punch, Brothers, Punch’ in 1878.

 

Item number: #4897

Price: $499

 

TWAIN, Mark

 

Punch, brothers, punch! and other sketches

 

New York : Slote, Woodman & Co., ©1878. First edition, first state

 

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages
  • 140
• References: BAL 3378
  • Edition notes:
    • ‘Mark Twain’ in Roman font on title page
    • 91, line 4 from bottom – “health offi…could hardly sweeten”
    • 101 – set in 13 lines
  • Language: English
  • Binding: Paper
  • Size: ~6in X 4in (15cm x 10cm)
  • VERY rare with auction and price comparisons as high as $4,000

 

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