A WAIF OF THE PLAINS : In the Carquinez Woods; Snow Bound at Eagle's/ A Millionaire of Rough-and-Ready : Volume II, Argonaut Edition of the Works of Bret Harte
by Bret Harte
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- Hardcover
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New York, NY: P.F. Collier & Son, 1890. Reprint of 1890 . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. THIS IS VOLUME II only of a full set of 12. Text/Near New w/faint paperclip shadows to upper edge of first three pgs. Embossed, greenish-black linen boards w/gilt lettereing to spine/Good; sound w/rubs to all leading edges and marked rubs, scraps and wear to surfaces. DJ/None. Frontispiece: "Go slow, old man; so slow" from A Millionaire of Rough-and-Ready. 469 pgs. Collection of 5 stories from American writer, poet, and dramatist Francis Bret Harte (1836 - 1902), most for his short fiction featuring miners, gamblers, and other figures of the California Gold Rush. New York born, Harte moves to Californian, and ultimately to Europe. The tales are: 1, A Millionaire of Rough-and-Ready; 2, Devil's Ford; 3, Waif of the Planins; 4, In The Carquinez Woods; and 5, Snow-Bound at Eagle's. Strong copy despite flaws.
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- Title
- A WAIF OF THE PLAINS : In the Carquinez Woods; Snow Bound at Eagle's/ A Millionaire of Rough-and-Ready : Volume II, Argonaut Edition of the Works of Bret Harte
- Author
- Bret Harte
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint of 1890
- Publisher
- P.F. Collier & Son
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1890
- Keywords
- Anthology/Fiction/Short Stories/American/California/Gold Rush
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