The Curious Republic of Gondour and Other Whimsical Sketches.
First Edition of Samuel L. Clemens' The Curious Republic of Gondour
The Curious Republic of Gondour and Other Whimsical Sketches.
TWAIN, Mark [Samuel L. Clemens].
$275.00
Item Number: 137388
New York: Boni and Liveright, 1919.
First edition of Twain’s classic collection of humorous sketches. Octavo, original half cloth over paper-covered boards. In near fine condition. Period ownership inscription.
"Apparently unironic and wisely unsigned, [Twain's The Curious Republic of Gondour] modestly proposed a change in the suffrage laws... the essay argued, in essence, that universal suffrage was fine - but why not allot bonus voting privileges on an escalating scale based on extent of education and property holding" (Powers, Mark Twain: A Life, 378).
