The Lectures of Bret Harte Compiled from Various Sources to Which is Added "The Piracy of Bret Harte's Fables"
Published by Charles Meeker Kozlay, Brooklyn, NY, 1909
- First Edition
- Used
Seller: Capitol Hill Books, ABAA, Washington, DC, U.S.A.Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
AbeBooks seller since October 29, 2009
Condition: Used - Very good
US$ 150.00
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketItem description from seller
Brooklyn, NY: Charles Meeker Kozlay, 1909. First Edition, Trade Issue. Small octavo; publisher's cloth, top edge gilt, in tan printed dust jacket; ix,[7],53pp.; halftone portrait frontispiece. Dust jacket neatly split along rear spine edge, chips at spine ends and along top edge of rear panel, contemporary owner's ex libris to front pastedown, three different mid-century bookseller descriptions also mounted to front pastedown. Overall a Very Good example in a Fair example of the rare jacket. Contents include three lectures, three fables, and the essay on the piracy of the fables, which reprints for the first time Mark Twain's letter to the editor of The Spectator (pp. 48-51). BAL 3510 & 7407.
Seller Inventory # 36770
Bibliographic details
- Title
- The Lectures of Bret Harte Compiled from Various Sources to Which is Added "The Piracy of Bret Harte's Fables"
- Author
- Bret Harte; Charles Meeker Kozlay [ed.]; Mark Twain [contr.]
- Publisher
- Charles Meeker Kozlay, Brooklyn, NY
- Publication year
- 1909
- Condition
- Very Good
- Dust jacket
- Fair
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Item weight
- 2 pounds
- Seller catalogs
- Fiction, Literary Criticism
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
Washington, DC, U.S.A.
Shipping rates within U.S.A.
| Item | 5 to 10 business days | 2 to 4 business days |
|---|---|---|
| First item | US$ 4.50 | US$ 10.99 |
Payment methods
Store description
We are a neighborhood independent bookstore in Washington, D.C.'s Capitol Hill neighborhood, across from Eastern Market.
Specialty
Modern and First Editions, Used & Rare Books, Military HistoryAssociation member
Seller's business information
Hecatomb Holdings, LLC
657 C Street, SE
Washington, DC U.S.A. 20003
Terms of sale
We guarantee the condition of every book as it's described on the Abebooks web sites. If
you're dissatisfied with your purchase (Incorrect Book/Not as Described/Damaged) or if the
order hasn't arrived, you're eligible for a refund within 30 days of the estimated delivery
date. If you've changed your mind about a book that you've ordered, please use the Ask
bookseller a question link to contact us and we'll respond within 2 business days.
Shipping terms
Orders generally ship via USPS within 1-2 business days in new, sturdy boxes.
For International orders: the default average shipping weight on AbeBooks is based upon a 2.2 lb (1 kg) package, so heavier books or sets will often require extra postage. Feel free to contact us for estimates. Customs declarations will clssify the contents as Merchandise, described as "Book (used)" and valued at the book's purchase price (sans shipping).