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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

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A First-Class Fool: Mark Twain and Humor, Featuring the Collection of Susan Jaffe Tane

A First-Class Fool: Mark Twain and Humor, Featuring the Collection of Susan Jaffe Tane

Bird, John
Jaffe Tane, Susan
Carlsen, Julie

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ISBN10: 1605831107
ISBN13: 9781605831107
Publisher: Grolier Club
Published: Mar 25 2025
Pages: 256
Weight: 2.85
Height: 1.10 Width: 8.19 Depth: 10.71
Language: English
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photographs, and other rare materials from Susan Jaffe Tane's private Mark Twain collection, including many heretofore unpublished pieces.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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