Bidspirit auction | Twain, Mark. 1601: Conversation as

Twain, Mark. 1601: Conversation as it was by the Social Fireside in the Time of the Tudors. Special Collector's Limited Edition. - This lot features a mid-20th-century hardcover edition of Mark Twain's 1601, with the full title Conversation as it was by the Social Fireside in the Time of the Tudors. The book is an octavo volume bound in publisher's red cloth. The front board is decorated with an ornate gilt-stamped cartouche containing the title and subtitle. The work is housed in its original black cardboard slipcase. The slipcase retains a large tan paper label on the front panel, which includes the author's name, title, and descriptive text identifying the work as a Special Collector's Limited Edition and a delightfully wicked masterpiece. The label also displays a printed price of $6.50. The typography and presentation are characteristic of mid-century private press or specialty reprints of classic literary works.