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Lot #498
Samuel L. Clemens

Twain's rebuke of Christian Science: "Only a very small minority can properly claim to be sane"

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Twain's rebuke of Christian Science: "Only a very small minority can properly claim to be sane"

Signed book: Christian Science. First edition. NY: Harper & Brothers, 1907. Hardcover, 5.5 x 8, 362 pages. Neatly signed on the first free end page in ink, "Only a very small minority can properly claim to be sane, Mark Twain," below a query written in another hand: "This book should live when the delusion is dead. Is there any danger that a majority of the race will become insane?" Autographic condition: fine, with a couple tiny smudges. Book condition: VG/None, with light edgewear, a slightly cracked front hinge, and tears to the tissue guard of the frontispiece portrait.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Fine Autographs and Artifacts
  • Dates: #585 - Ended June 10, 2020





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