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SAMUEL L. CLEMENS

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SAMUEL L. CLEMENS
<p><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext'>SAMUEL L. CLEMENS </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial; color:windowtext'><BR><BR></span><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family: Arial;color:windowtext;text-transform:uppercase'>clemens contemplates book rights<BR><BR></span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Arial;color:windowtext'>Pen name <b>Mark Twain</b> (1835-1910). Popular American humorist, lecturer and author of witty, irreverent social satire. ALS “S L. Clemens,” 1p, 8vo, New York, Sep 11, 1903. On The Grosvenor letterhead to Mr. Dunaka regarding copyright renewals. In full, “<i>I am leaving for Elmira N.Y. I shall be back again next Monday morning. Meantime please have copies made of the Bliss Harper contract under which Bliss-Harper now works and a copy made of the lawyer’s opinion (1894- or ‘95) concerning my competency or incompetency to sell or transfer the copyright renewals of my books. Please send it send these to 26 Broadway so that I may find them it there when I come. Is there a clause in the Bliss-Harper contract providing for renewals?</i>” Boldly penned and signed. Part of third sentence stricken with line drawn through text. Light wear; light vertical fold transverses signature; four tiny tears at bottom edge; top right corner tip clipped; uneven toning and two paper clip stains show-through slightly affecting top left quarter of letter; o/w VG.</span></p>