WALL, Bernhardt. In Mark Twain's Missouri. Lime Rock, 1931. 18 etchings (plus cover etching), 6 signed by Wall. Various colored inks. 25 x 22.5 cm. (9-3/4 x 8-3/4 inches), heavy wove paper. Original hand-bound green cloth over plain grey boards, etching on upper cover. With Wall's typed letter signed (1 page, 8vo) to G. E. Fullerton of Glendale, California, dated August 7, 1950, selling him the book for $10 (a reduction of $5 off the original price). Written on a sheet with a miniature etching of Wall at his press ("Ye Etcher") mounted within an etched, ornamental border.
Limited edition (#59 of 100 signed copies). Weber, p. 37: "This book resulted from a tour in 1926 'amidst the scenes of Mark Twain's early childhood.' The frontispiece is based on a sketch of Mark Twain by Wall at New York City in 1904." 70000060
Plate list:
MARK TWAIN'S MISSOURI [cover etching with illustration]. Black. 7.5 x 5 cm.
COPY NO...MARK TWAIN'S MISSOURI EDITION OF 100 COPIES [limitation leaf]. Light brown. Signed. 4.5 x 4.5 cm.
IN MARK TWAIN'S MISSOURI... [illustrated title]. Pale slate blue. 12.5 x 7.5 cm.
"MARK TWAIN" | Wall NYC 1904 1932 [bust portrait]. Signed. 10 x 7.5 cm.
TO DR. EGBERT RAILEY COCKRELL AND DURA BROKAW COCKRELL OLD-FRIENDS... [illustrated dedication leaf]. Pale slate blue. 5 x 7.5 cm.
NOTES In 1926 Mrs. Wall and I visited Florida, Missouri... [text]. Pale slate green. 12.5 x 7.5 cm.
OLD COVERED BRIDGE OVER SALT RIVER, FLORIDA | Wall 1932 [illustration]. Burgundy. 7.5 x 12.5 cm.
MARK TWAIN'S BIRTHPLACE, FLORIDA, MO. | Wall 1926 Florida M. [illustration]. Brown. Signed. 7.5 x 12.5 cm.
MARK TWAIN BUST IN FLORIDA, MO. | Wall Florida 1926 [illustration]. Green. 12.5 x 7.5 cm.
The Oldest House in Florida, Mo. | Wall Florida 1926 [illustration]. Brown. 12.5 x 7.5 cm.
THE OLD TAVERN, FLORIDA, MO. [illustration]. Mahogany. Signed. 7.5 x 12.5 cm.
THE GRANDFATHER'S GRAVE, FLORIDA, MO. | Wall Florida [illustration]. Brown. 12.5 x 7.5 cm.
GEN. U.S. GRANT'S HEADQUARTERS, FLORIDA, 1861. | Wall—Florida [illustration]. Brown. 7.5 x 10 cm.
MARK TWAIN'S HOME IN HANNIBAL | Wall—1932 [illustration]. Forest green. Signed. 12.5 x 7.5 cm.
HUCKLEBERRY FINN & TOM SAWYER MONUMENT, HANNIBAL, MO. | Wall Hannibal [illustration]. Forest Green. 7.5 x 12.5 cm.
MARK TWAIN CAVE | Wall Hannibal [illustration]. Green. 12.5 x 7.5 cm.
THE OLD BAY MILL, HANNIBAL, MO. | Wall Hannibal [illustration]. Burgundy. Signed. 10 x 7.5 cm.
THE GARTH HOME, HANNIBAL, Mo. | Wall 1932 [illustration]. Forest green. 7.5 x 12.5 cm.
BERNHARDT WALL. ETCHER [printer's illustrated device]. Sienna. 8 x 5.5 cm.
WALL, Bernhardt. In Mark Twain's Missouri. Lime Rock, 1931. 15 etchings, 12 signed by Wall. Various colored inks. Image size varies, but most are approximately 12.5 x 7.5 cm. (5 x 3 inches). Unbound, each etching on post card stock (14 x 8.5 cm. [5-1/2 x 3-3/4 inches]).
The post card edition of preceding, without cover etching, dedication, limitation leaf, colophon. 70000536, 70001760, 70001761, 70001762, 70001764-70001765, 70001768-70001774, 70001857-70001858
Plate list:
IN MARK TWAIN'S MISSOURI... [illustration]. Umber. Signed. 12.5 x 7.5 cm.
"MARK TWAIN" | Wall NYC 1904 1932 [bust portrait]. Slate blue. 10 x 7.5 cm.
NOTES In 1926 Mrs. Wall and I visited Florida, Missouri... [text]. Olive green. Signed. 12.5 x 7.5 cm.
OLD COVERED BRIDGE OVER SALT RIVER, FLORIDA | Wall 1932 [illustration]. Umber. Signed. 7.5 x 12.5 cm.
MARK TWAIN'S BIRTHPLACE, FLORIDA, MO. | Wall 1926 Florida M. [illustration]. Brown. Signed. 7.5 x 12 cm.
MARK TWAIN BUST IN FLORIDA, MO. | Wall Florida 1926 [illustration]. Slate green. Trimmed at edges. 12 x 7.5 cm.
The Oldest House in Florida, Mo. | Wall Florida 1926 [illustration]. Slate green. Signed. 12.5 x 7.5 cm.
THE OLD TAVERN, FLORIDA, MO. [illustration]. Slate green. Signed. 7.5 x 12 cm.
THE GRANDFATHER'S GRAVE, FLORIDA, MO. | Wall Florida [illustration]. Forest green. Signed. 12 x 7.5 cm.
GEN. U.S. GRANT'S HEADQUARTERS, FLORIDA, 1861. | Wall—Florida [illustration]. Dark olive green. Signed. 7.5 x 10 cm.
MARK TWAIN'S HOME IN HANNIBAL | Wall—1932 [illustration]. Slate green. Signed. 12.5 x 7.5 cm.
HUCKLEBERRY FINN & TOM SAWYER MONUMENT, HANNIBAL, MO. | Wall Hannibal [illustration]. Signed. 7.5 x 12 cm.
MARK TWAIN CAVE | Wall Hannibal [illustration]. Forest green. Signed. 12.5 x 7.5 cm.
THE OLD BAY MILL, HANNIBAL, MO. | Wall Hannibal [illustration]. Umber. Signed. Trimmed at edges. 10 x 7.5 cm.
THE GARTH HOME, HANNIBAL, Mo. | Wall 1932 [illustration]. Burnt sienna. Signed. 7.5 x 12 cm.
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