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(CHELONIIDAE PRESS.) Twain, Mark. The Jumping Frog: The Private Printing of "The Jumping Frog" Story. Printed in black and green. 15 wood engravings, an additional Signed suite of prints with state proofs of the etching, working proofs of the wood engravings, and an original drawing, all by Alan James Robinson. 8vo, handsewn and with a special binding of leather onlaid frogs by Daniel Kelm at the Wide-Awake Garage, with leaping frogs on the doublures as well; all laid into special cloth-covered tray case with metal clasp and compartments for separate suites and the French translation of the book. Signed prospectus laid in. (Easthampton), 1985
number 10 of only 15 specially bound state proof editions, signed by robinson and kelm, and with the extra prints and original drawing. From a total edition of 325. A beautiful production printed on T.H. Saunders paper in Centaur and Arrighi type with the assistance of Harold McGrath and Arthur Larson at Wild Carrot Letterpress. The story "The Jumping Frog" is from "Mark Twain's Sketches, New and Old" as it was first published in complete form, in 1875, by the American Publishing Company and contains three versions of the tale: the original version, one of which was translated into French, and the last "restored to the English after martyrdom in the French."
