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NY, New York--Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc First Edition

Currency:USD Category:Antiques / Books & Manuscripts Start Price:125.00 USD Estimated At:250.00 - 500.00 USD
NY, New York--Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc First Edition
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Holabird-Kagin Americana Office
3555 Airway Drive Suite#309
Reno, NV 89511
Thursday April 11, 10am-6pm
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Reno, NV 89511
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This is a first edition of Mark Twain’s PERSONAL RECOLLECTIONS OF JOAN OF ARC.
Originally, Mark Twain`s work was published as a serialization in Harper`s Magazine beginning in 1895 and it was published in book form during 1896. At Twain’s request, Harper`s Magazine published it anonymously to avoid expectations for it to be humorous. The de Conte work is a fictionalized version of that of Joan of Arc`s page, Louis de Contes, providing narrative unity to the story. de Conte is presented as an individual who was with Joan during the three major phases of her life - as a youth in Domrémy, as the commander of the army of Charles VII of France on military campaign, and as a defendant at her trial in Rouen. The book is presented as a translation of material by Alden among de Conte`s memoirs, which were written in his later years for the benefit of his descendants. This is a first edition, first state copy that has a red cloth cover that shows little wear. One of Twain’s lesser known works that would enhance anyone’s library.

HKA#62452