Twain, Mark, MARK TWAIN?S (BURLESQUE) AUTOBIOGRAPHY AND FIRST ROMANCE. New York: Sheldon Company, 1871. 1st ed. 2nd state (with Ball, Black and Co. ad on copyright page), green cloth hardcover w/gilt titling to front board, and blind stamped frame around the edges of both the front and rear boards, small 8vo (7.375x5?), Good+/n.a., 47pp. Head and tail of spine chipped, 1/4" chip in center of spine, corners bumped and rubbed, mild general age-toning and light soiling throughout. As indicated in the title there are two works in one ? neither actually about Mark Twain?s life, but rather a humorous approach to his family ancestry, and the social happenings of the day. This was Twain?s third book, and apparently his least favorite. Two years after printing it he bought the printing plates and destroyed them. Known for its quirkiness, it apparently taught Twain a lesson that inspired some of his most famous works in future years. Quite the distinctive book - and yet another fine example, of Captured Tyme.