First appearance of Twain's An Encounter with an Interviewer

Reid, Whitelaw; Collins, Wilkie; Twain, Mark [Clemens, Samuel Langhorne]; Hay, John; Brougham, John; Brooks, Noah; Nasby, P.V.; Bromley, I.H.; Elderkin, John; Knox, Thomas W.; Florence, W.J.; Fulton, Chandos; Hagar, J. Henry; Bissell, Champion; Bouton, J.B.; Andrews, W.S.; Burling, Gilbert; Pardee, Chas I.; Leoser, C. McK.; Roosevelt, R.B.; Gil, William F.; Florio, C.; Holmes, C.E.L.; Gayler, Charles; Pech, James; Olcott, H.S.; Greey, Edward; Matthews, J. Brander; and Tennyson, Alfred; Brougham, John & Elderkin, John

Lotos Leaves: Original Stories, Essays, and Poems

Boston: William F. Gill and Company, 1875. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good / No Jacket. Item #2306353

First edition, second state, with Rockwell & Churchill device on copyright page (BAL 3363). Front and end matter and a couple plates foxed, front hinge just beginning to weaken.

xv, 411 pp. Original green cloth, gilt and black titles and decorations, all edges gilt, 19 engravings, 31 illustrations. Includes first appearance of Mark Twain's 'An Encounter with an Interviewer' as well as contributions by: Whitelaw Reid, Wilkie Collins, Mark Twain, John Hay, John Brougham, Noah Brooks, P.V. Nasby, I.H. Bromley, John Elderkin, Thomas W. Knox, W.J. Florence, Chandos Fulton, J. Henry Hagar, Champion Bissell, J.B. Bouton, W.S. Andrews, Gilbert Burling, Chas. I. Pardee, M.D., C. McK. Leoser, Hon. R.B. Roosevelt, William F. Gill, C. Florio, C.E.L., Holmes, Charles Gayler, James Pech, Mus. Doc., H.S. Olcott, Edward Greey, J. Brander Matthews, and Alfred Tennyson.

Price: $225.00