It’s Mark Twain week here at The Art of Book Design, but maybe not the Mark Twain you’re expecting. I’m going to feature first editions of some of Twain’s less famous works throughout the week, and on Saturday I’ll be sharing one of my favourite books of all time in an extended post that will include lots of pictures. Let’s leap into the week (groan) with The Jumping Frog.
Mark Twain. The Jumping Frog. Illustrated by F. Strothman. New York and London, Harper and Brothers, 1903. First Edition.
Mark Twain. The Jumping Frog. Illustrated by F. Strothman. New York and London, Harper and Brothers, 1903. Original dust jacket.
Cover Photos via: Books Tell You Why.com
The Story can be read (in a different edition) at The Internet Archive
Those old Twain 1st edition covers are so good.
My mum had that book and I remember that once, when I was a teen already, we did a reading night of those short stories, reading them to one another. Though we really had difficulties getting through the Mrs. McWilliams stories because whoever was reading them almost died laughing before she could pronounce the words.
Giliell,
I hope your family still has the book. It’s worth several thousand American dollars.