Rare Mark Twain Manuscript Headlines Leslie Hindman Auctioneers Book Auction

CHICAGO, IL.- Just in time for the long-anticipated re-release of Mark Twain’s edited autobiography, Leslie Hindman Auctioneers announced the November 18th sale of a fine collection of literary manuscripts by esteemed American authors, including Twain (Samuel L. Clemens) and Ernest Hemingway, which will undoubtedly arouse interest from collectors and enthusiasts alike. The highlight of the sale is an original manuscript chapter from Mark Twain’s A Tramp Abroad ($30-50,000). Finely bound in blue leather with a custom title page for the composer, Leo Kern, this rare offering comprises the complete 38-page chapter 42, pertaining to Twain’s travels in Switzerland, with corresponding pages from the printed edition bound at the rear. Twain made no attempts to reclaim the manuscript draft after publication, and it was subsequently broken up by the publishing company and dispersed. Leslie Hindman Auctioneers is th

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