Featured in this lot is this 1909 first edition "Extract from Captain Stormfield's Visit to Heaven" by Mark Twain. Extract from Captain Stormfield’s Visit to Heaven by Mark Twain is a satirical short story that imagines a rough-talking, down-to-earth sea captain’s unexpected journey to the afterlife. Upon arriving in Heaven, Captain Stormfield is surprised to find it vastly different from the traditional depictions he had believed on Earth. The story humorously critiques conventional religious notions of Heaven, highlighting the absurdity of a one-size-fits-all paradise and promoting the idea that individual identity and true desires shape one’s heavenly experience. Twain uses wit and irony to challenge dogma and explore human nature in a light-hearted, thought-provoking way. The condition of this book is well preserved with some wear to the outside cloth cover to the spine and in the corners of the cover with some browning to the pages consistent with age but otherwise shows a well preserved condition. The measurements of this book is 8 1/4" x 5 1/2". The collective weight of this book is 12oz.