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Samuel L. Clemens

Mark Twain

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Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known as Mark Twain, 18351910.  American author and humorist.  Autographed sentiment boldly signed, Truly Yours / Mark Twain, on a card.

The New York Times declared that Twain was the "greatest American humorist of his age."  William Faulkner called him the "father of American literature."  His most famous writings are classics still read today:  The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Prince and the Pauper, Life on the Mississippi, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court.  Indeed, Huckleberry Finn has been called "the Great American novel."  Twain's numerous other works include both novels, such as The Gilded Age, and travel works such as The Innocents Abroad and A Tramp Abroad.

A native Missourian, Twain grew up in Hannibal, a Mississippi River town in northeast Missouri that formed the backdrop for Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn.  Twain said that he took his pen name from the riverboatmen's call when the boat reached safe water depth—two fathoms, 12 feet, or "mark twain."

This black fountain pen signature comes from a collection that was formed in the 1940s and has not been offered on the autograph market for some 70 years.  It is on a 2¼" x 3½" card.  A pencil note in another hand on the back dates it March 1, 1888.

The card is toned on the front, affecting the sentiment and signature.  The back side is pristine except for the date and an old pencil dealer notation.

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