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Bret Harte, 9 Sketches
by Harte, Bret
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Stanley, New York, United States
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About This Item
West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company, 1967. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Limited Edition. Clean Limited Edition in unworn slipcase. Clean glossy boards depict a Nine of Hearts playing card on the front cover, nine of diamonds on the rear, with black cloth spine with gold lettering. No bumping, soiling or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. Clean decorated endpapers - no names, writing or marks. Illustrations from wood engravings, with additional playing card illustrations in red. 137+ pages. Clean paper-covered slipcase decorated with spades and clubs has very slight browning to edges, no wear. Stories include "The Luck of the Roaring Camp", "The Outcasts of Poker Flat", "The Man of No Account", and six more. A delightful copy!.
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- Bookseller
- Old Scrolls Book Shop - Biblio
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 033747
- Title
- Bret Harte, 9 Sketches
- Author
- Harte, Bret
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Publisher
- West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company
- Date Published
- 1967
- Keywords
- Bret Harte, short stories, fiction, literature, limited edition
- Bookseller catalogs
- Short Stories/Anthologies;
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Old Scrolls Book Shop - Biblio
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About the Seller
Old Scrolls Book Shop - Biblio
Biblio member since 2003
Stanley, New York
About Old Scrolls Book Shop - Biblio
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