Search Results: Selected Western Stories and Poems by Bret Harte

Walter J. Black, Inc., 1932. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Roslyn NY.: Walter J Black, Inc., 1932. Hard cover. Very good. No dust jacket. Minor cover blemishing. Straight, tight, well-bound. Clean and unmarked inside. Top edge red has minor soiling discoloration toward spine end.. 1 Tan cloth over boards. Red, black, and gold decorated spine title box. Series identifying scroll "CC" in gold over red, oval frame, front. Fiction and poetry collection of works by Bret Harte. At age 15 in 1854, Harte journeyed from Albany NY to San Francisco CA. The California of the 1850s and 1860s became fodder for his writings, which came in a flurry over just a few years. Teaching school and editing a newspaper became his life, more than fiction and poetry. But the influence was strong on his youthful years as more a spectator than participant in the changing frontier of that state. His writings have endured: 22 stories, including "The Outcasts of Poker Flat, " and 21 poems are herein.

Roslyn, New York: Walter J. Black, Inc., 1932. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. No Marks, Tears Or Writing. Light Tanning Of The Page Edges And A Mild Bump To The Upper Back Corner.

Roslyn, New York: Walter J. Black, Inc., 1932. published for CLASSICS CLUB, wheat buckrum with red-black-& gilt stamping, beige endpapers, maroon printers ink on top edges, front cover has gilt CC in red oval, tight, corners bumped, slight black mark on front cover with sticker residue on upper corner.. (unknown). Hard Cover. G++/No DJ. 5.5 x 7.5.

New York City, New York, US Walter J. Black 1932.,. Very Good/No Jacket. Octavo, hardcover, tan and red boards, no dj. VG to near fine. 301 pages with red top edge. Part of Classics Club set. Wonderful humorous stories, similar to Mark Twain, told with great exaggeration and humor, such as The Luck of Roaring Camp, how Santa Claus Came to Simpson's Bar, the Outcasts of Poker Flat, many poems and stories about the old West.

Roslyn, NY: Walter J. Black, 1932. grey c w/gilt titles on red; ownr's name; 301clean, unmarked pages. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 12 vo.

Roslyn, New York: Walter J. Black, Inc., 1932. published for CLASSICS CLUB, wheat buckrum with red-black-& gilt stamping, beige endpapers, red printers ink on top edges, front cover has gilt CC in red oval, tight.. (unknown). Hardcover. Near Fine/No DJ. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall.

Roslyn, NY, U.S.A.: Walter J. Black Inc., 1932. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Tight binding. No markings in or on book. Almost Fine condition except for slight ageing and cover fading. Covers are grey cloth with gold (gilt) lettering on a red background, corners are as new. No reprint date; part of a series of Classics Club books published in the early '70s, suspect this was too..