"Forty Three Days in an Open Boat" in HARPER'S MONTHLY, December 1866
New York: Harper & Brothers, December 1866. First Edition. Wraps. Original printed wraps. Usually found, when at all, in the bound volume with other issues, this is very scarce in original wraps and notable for containing Mark Twain's first appearance in print in a national magazine, predating his first book. Published anonymously in the individual issues, the story is attributed in the table of contents in the bound volumes to "Mark Swain," as Twain had yet to gain national recognition, though his Jumping Frog story was just beginning to spread in newspapers throughout America. Housed in a gilt-lettered red morocco leather slipcase. Contents clean; some paper lacking at the spine tips and chunk lacking from rear cover repaired with tissue paper. Very Good and scarce in wraps, housed in a Fine slipcase. Item #020385
Price: $1,000.00