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A First-Class Fool

Mark Twain and Humor, Featuring the Collection of Susan Jaffe Tane

Susan Jaffe Tane editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Grolier Club of New York

Publishing:5th Feb '25

£36.00

This title is due to be published on 5th February, and will be despatched as soon as possible.

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A fascinating collection of essays brings the founding father of American humor—Mark Twain—to life through the rich visual context of his time: books, documents, and ephemera.

A First-Class Fool examines Samuel Clemens's emergence as a humorist and how "Mark Twain" continues to influence humor to this day. The story is richly illustrated with numerous books, manuscripts, art, photographs, and other rare materials from Susan Jaffe Tane’s private Mark Twain collection, including many heretofore unpublished pieces.

Contributors include John Bird, Julie Carlsen, James Caron, Mark Dawidziak, Kerry Driscoll, Gabriel Mckee, Kevin Mac Donnell, and Susan Jaffe Tane.

ISBN: 9781605831107

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 454g

256 pages