The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, and Other Stories / Mark Twain.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Twain, Mark, 1835-1910

Contributor:

Osborne, Judith Barbour, designer.

Driggs, Helen I., illustrator.

Twain, Mark, 1835-1910.

Running Press, publisher.

Running Press Imprint Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Series:

Running Press miniature edition

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Humorous stories, American.

Miniature books--Specimens.

Miniature books.

Genre:

short stories.

Short stories

Humorous fiction

Specimens

Humorous fiction.

Short stories.

Artists' books -- Pennsylvania.

Miniature books (Printing)

Miniature books

Penn Provenance:

Teacher, Stuart (donor) (Running Press copy)

Physical Description:

78, [2] pages : illustrations ; 83 mm

Other Title:

Celebrated jumping frog

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, Pa. : Running Press, 1989.

Contents:

Introduction

The celebrated jumping frog of Calaveras County

An encounter with an interviewer

The danger of lying in bed

The undertaker's chat

On the decay of the art of lying.

Notes:

"A Running Press Miniature Edition"--Title page verso.

"This book has been bound using handcraft methods, and Smythe-sewn to ensure durability."--Colophon.

"The dust jacket was designed by Toby Schmidt and illustrated by Ann Bedrick. The interior was designed by Judith Barbour Osborne and illustrated by Helen I. Driggs. The text was typeset in Clearface by Commcor Communications Corporation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania."--Colophon.

Publisher's advertisements: [1] page at end.

Local Notes:

Running Press Collection copies 1-3 presented to the Penn Libraries in 2008 by Stuart "Buz" Teacher.

Running Press copies 1 & 3 have dustjackets retained.

Running Press copies 1-3 are "1" printing.

Running Press copy 2 has dustjacket wanting.

Related Work:

Twain, Mark, 1835-1910. Celebrated jumping frog of Calaveras County.

ISBN:

0894717197

9780894717192

OCLC:

22707793