A Deal in Wheat and Other Stories of the New and Old West
by [CALIFORNIA FICTION] NORRIS, Frank
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- first
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
New York: Doubleday, Page, 1903. First Edition. First printing.Blanck's issue "A", with sheets bulking to 7/8". Octavo (23cm). Original gilt-stamped red cloth (hardcover); 272pp; teg. Fore edge untrimmed. A clean, solid, bright copy with some mild dulling & discoloration to spine; Very Good. Ownership signature to front endpaper, else clean and fresh internally, with frontis. and three plates, one by Frederick Remington.
Short story collection, including six stories with a California setting. The title story was the source for D.W. Griffith's 1909 silent film "A Corner in Wheat." BAL 15039. BAIRD 1877.
Short story collection, including six stories with a California setting. The title story was the source for D.W. Griffith's 1909 silent film "A Corner in Wheat." BAL 15039. BAIRD 1877.
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- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2094
- Title
- A Deal in Wheat and Other Stories of the New and Old West
- Author
- [CALIFORNIA FICTION] NORRIS, Frank
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Doubleday, Page
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1903
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Fiction; Social Fiction; Stock Market - Wall St - Speculation; Illustrators;
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