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A First-Class Fool
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A First-Class Fool

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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photographs, and other rare materials from Susan Jaffe Tane's private Mark Twain collection, including many heretofore unpublished pieces.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.

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Format
Hardback
Publisher
Grolier Club of New York
Country
United States
Date
25 March 2025
Pages
256
ISBN
9781605831107

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photographs, and other rare materials from Susan Jaffe Tane's private Mark Twain collection, including many heretofore unpublished pieces.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.

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Format
Hardback
Publisher
Grolier Club of New York
Country
United States
Date
25 March 2025
Pages
256
ISBN
9781605831107