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Book/Printed Material The Niagara book : a complete souvenir of Niagara Falls : containing sketches, stories and essays--descriptive, humorous, historical and scientific

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Title

  • The Niagara book : a complete souvenir of Niagara Falls : containing sketches, stories and essays--descriptive, humorous, historical and scientific

Names

  • Fenn, Harry, 1838-1911
  • Twain, Mark, 1835-1910
  • Oliver Wendell Holmes Collection (Library of Congress)
  • Roy J. Friedman Mark Twain Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • Buffalo : Underhill and Nichols, 1893.

Headings

  • -  Niagara Falls (N.Y. and Ont.)--Description and travel
  • -  Adam--(Biblical figure)--Fiction

Genre

  • Diary fiction
  • Autographs (Provenance)--DLC
  • Authors' presentation copies (Provenance)--DLC
  • Authors' autographs (Provenance)--DLC

Notes

  • -  "Extracts from Adam's diary translated from the original ms. by Mark Twain": p. [93]-109.
  • -  In printed wrapper or bound in cloth.
  • -  BAL 3437
  • -  Also available in digital form.
  • -  Recat to AACR2: qr09 06-30-93
  • -  LAC brd 2019-05-20 no edits (2 cards)
  • -  LAC ael 2021-07-08 no edits (1 card)
  • -  Contents from RSL card: "Niagara, first and last, by W. D. Howells.--What to see, by F. Almy.--The geology of Niagara falls, by N. S. Shaler.--The first authentic mention of Niagara falls, by Mark Twain [pseud.]--Famous visitors at Niagara falls, by T. R. Slicer.--Historic Niagara, by P. A. Porter.--The flora and fauna of Niagara falls, by D. F. Day.--As it rushes by, by E. S. Martin.--The utilization of Niagara's power, by C. Sellers.--The hydraulic canal, by W. C. Johnson." LAC brd 2019-05-20
  • -  LAC ael 2021-08-04 update (1 card)

Medium

  • 225 p., [8] leaves of ptates : ill., maps ; 18 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • F127.N8 N59
  • F127.N8 N59 Copy 3 Cloth binding. Inscribed: Dr. O.W. Holmes, with kind regards, Coleman Sellers, Phil., Dec. 12, 93. Photo port. signed Coleman Sellers, one of the authors, tipped in. Source: Bequest of O.W. Holmes, 1935.
  • F127.N8 N59 Copy 4 First printing. Cloth binding. Source: Gift of Frances R. Friedman, June 15, 1992.
  • F127.N8 N59 Copy 5 Third printing. Printed wrapper. Source: Gift of Frances R. Friedman, June 15, 1992.

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 01014180

Online Format

  • online text
  • image
  • pdf

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Chicago citation style:

Fenn, Harry, Mark Twain, Oliver Wendell Holmes Collection, and Roy J. Friedman Mark Twain Collection. The Niagara book: a complete souvenir of Niagara Falls: containing sketches, stories and essays--descriptive, humorous, historical and scientific. Buffalo: Underhill and Nichols, 1893. Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/01014180/.

APA citation style:

Fenn, H., Twain, M., Oliver Wendell Holmes Collection & Roy J. Friedman Mark Twain Collection. (1893) The Niagara book: a complete souvenir of Niagara Falls: containing sketches, stories and essays--descriptive, humorous, historical and scientific. Buffalo: Underhill and Nichols. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/01014180/.

MLA citation style:

Fenn, Harry, et al. The Niagara book: a complete souvenir of Niagara Falls: containing sketches, stories and essays--descriptive, humorous, historical and scientific. Buffalo: Underhill and Nichols, 1893. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/01014180/>.