A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
(1917). Illustrated by Henry Pitz. Harper & Brothers, NEW YORK AND LONDON (1917). Gift Edition. Black cloth over boards, gold lettering, beautiful picture on front cover. A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court is an 1889 novel by American humorist and writer Mark Twain. The book was originally titled A Yankee in King Arthur's Court. Some early editions are titled A Yankee at the Court of King Arthur.
In the book, a Yankee engineer from Connecticut named Hank Morgan receives a severe blow to the head and is somehow transported in time and space to England during the reign of King Arthur (wiki). VERY GOOD / NODJ. Item #1112
Harper & Brothers, NEW YORK AND LONDON, 1917.Gift Edition. Copyright, 1889 and 1899, by Samuel. L. Clemens. Copyright, 1917, by Clara Gabrilowitsch. Illustrated by Henry Pitz. Book Very Good, solid, no pulling of spine, text vibrant, slight yellowing and stain at top of some pages. Black cloth over boards. Beautiful picture on front cover.
Price: $250.00