Set of 14/25 volumes of the Works of Bret Harte, deluxe editions in very good condition published by Collier in the early 1900s.
Written by Bret Harte. Copyrighted 1880s - 1900s, published early 1900s. P. F. Collier & Son.
Bret Harte (1836-1902) was a 19th C American writer of short stories and poetry whose stories about California's gold miners - the Argonauts - popularized the Gold Rush in the national imagination.
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Condition*: Very Good. All volumes lack dust jacket, as issued. All volumes are cloth-covered in forest green with an embossed medallion of an evergreen tree on the front cover and gold-embossed titles on the spine. All volumes were published by Collier by arrangement with Houghton Mifflin Co. in the early 1900s. All volumes have a frontispiece. Pages in all volumes are slightly darkened from age. Each book has a stamp-sized label from the original bookstore - C.N. Caspar Co. Bookstore of Milwaukee - in the top left corner of the front endpaper and a corresponding shadow on the flyleaf. I'm limited to 10 photos, so the photos provided are intended to show general condition. Additional photos are available on request. Please refer to the following condition notes for each volume.
The Bell Ringer of Angels: Near Fine. The copyright is printed upside down.
Clarence * Story of a Mine: Very Good. Spine is cracked between pages 2-3.
First Family of TasaJara * Queen of Pirate Isle: Very Good. Spine is cracked at title page. Slight edgewear top of front cover board.
Ward of the Golden Gate * Heritage of Dedlow Marsh: Very Good. Spine is cracked between pages 2-3. Slight discoloration on front cover board, top left.
Stories in Light and Shadow * Argonauts of North Liberty: Near Fine.
Trents Trust * Crusade of the Excelsior: Very Good. Spine cracked at page 1. Pages are misnumbered, beginning at page 1, but all are present and intact. Slight soiling on front cover board.
Sappho of Green Springs * Guardians of La Grange, Etc.: Near Fine.
The Three Partners: Very Good. Small, very slight white surface scratches on front cover board. Slight stain and small bump on back cover board.
From Sand Hill to Pine * Tourist From Injianny: Near Fine.
Under the Redwoods: Very Good. Small, hard to see areas of soiling on the front and back cover boards.
Cressy * Twins of Table Mountain: Very Good. Small, hard to see stain on front cover board. Spine cracked at title page.
Condensed Novels - 1st Series, 2nd Series * New Burlesques: Very Good. Spine cracked between pages 2-3.
Barker's Luck * In a Hollow of the Hills: Very Good. Spine cracked at title page and pages 2-3.
Luck of Roaring Camp * Susy, Story of the plains: Good. Slight, hard to see soiling on the front and back cover boards. Minor soiling from fingerprints on frontispiece, title page, endpapers in back. Small blue ink stain on Preface page. Two small black ink checkmarks on Contents page. Letter "R" penciled on back endpaper.
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