The £1,000,000 Bank-Note [One Million Pound Banknote]

260, [2], 9, [3] pp. 8vo. BAL 3436. A collection of short stories by American humorist and satirical novelist Mark Twain, best known for The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. The story from which the collection takes its name follows protagonist Henry Adams as he tries to figure out how to use a large bank note given to him by wealthy benefactors. Includes: The £1,000,000 Bank-Note; Mental Telegraphy; A Cure for the Blues; The Enemy Conquered; or, Love Triumphant; About All Kinds of Ships; Playing Courier; The German Chicago; A Petition to the Queen of England; A Majestic Literary Fossil.