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BUCKINGHAM BOOKS, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, GREENCASTLE, PA, U.S.A.
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First edition thus. 8vo. Limited edition of 840 numbered copies of which this copy 823. Tab cloth, titles stamped in red on the front cover and spine, 187 pp.,illustrated in color by Pierre Falke'. This is the second publication of Harrison of Paris and it contains seven stories written by Bret Harte. There are seven stencil-colored pochoir illustrations at the head of each chapter and one at the head of the title page by Pierre Falke, a member of the School of Paris artists. These seven stories are among the best of Harte's western fiction and are titled "The Luck of Roaring Camp," "The Outcasts of Poker Flat," "Mr. Thompson's Prodigal," "A Monte Flat Pastoral," "Tennessee's Partner," "Mliss," and "Brown of Calaveras." Spine darkened else a fine, bright copy housed in the good+ original slipcase complete with paper label describing contents and with wear to the bottom edge. Still quite serviceable. Seller Inventory # 51744
Title: THE WILD WEST. STORIES BY BRET HARTE
Publisher: Published by Harrison of Paris, [1930]., Paris
Publication Date: 1930
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: First edition.
Seller: McBlain Books, ABAA, Hamden, CT, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. color vignette on title-page and at head of each story, 187p. Bound in what appears to be a woven burlap. Card slipcase. 22cm. Burlap frayed or chipped along front joint and at a couple of spots on backstrip. Slipcase sound but shows soiling and has wear along extremities. No Jacket. Out of series copy of this limited edition (stamped "Not for Sale" on colophon). Seller Inventory # 73292
Seller: curtis paul books, inc., Northridge, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Original cloth in slipcase. Burlap cloth titled in red. #345 of 840 copies. Spine/endpages toned. Tight and square. The slipcase is slightly toned/spotted to spine. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 187 pages. Seller Inventory # 46028
Seller: Alcuin Books, ABAA/ILAB, Scottsdale, AZ, U.S.A.
Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Piere Falke (illustrator). Limited Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 187pp. #476 of 840 copies, Illustrated by Piere Falke . 7 stories of the California Gold Rush with color illustrations by Pierre Falke. Bound in beige cloth lettered in red, spine lettering red, in tan paper covered slipcase with paper pastedown. Spine is darkened and with a small tear near the T and the H. Internally clean and bright. A very good copy. Seller Inventory # 010662