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The Grizzly Papers in 5 Issues of The Overland Monthly
by Bierce, Ambrose; Harte, Bret et al
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Roslindale, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
San Francisco: John H. Carmany & Co, 1871. First Edition. Paper Wraps. Very Good. January - June, 1871 (Issues 1-4, 6) of The Overland Monthly. Light wear to wraps. corners bent and a few short tears to edges of issue 2. Rear of issue 6 detached but present. The Grizzly Papers are notably more literary and thoughtful than his journalism of the period. Not in BAL (actually earlier than anything in BAL). Also includes Harte's "Further Language From Truthful James", his sequel to the poem known as The Heathen Chinee. Five issues in a custom clamshell box with morocco label. Faint soiling to blue cloth of box. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2 lbs 0 oz. Category: Americana; Antiquarian & Rare; Literature & Literary. Inventory No: 033008.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Pazzo Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 033008
- Title
- The Grizzly Papers in 5 Issues of The Overland Monthly
- Author
- Bierce, Ambrose; Harte, Bret et al
- Format/Binding
- Paper Wraps
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- John H. Carmany & Co
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco
- Date Published
- 1871
- Keywords
- Americana; Antiquarian & Rare; Literature & Literary. NOISBN
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana; Antiquarian & Rare;
Terms of Sale
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Roslindale, Massachusetts
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About Pazzo Books
For years an open shop in the Boston neighborhoods of Roslindale and West Roxbury, now by appointment only and back in Roslindale. We carry a range of rare and out of print books with strengths in literature, cookery and early printing. We are members of the ABAA and ILAB.
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- BAL
- Bibliography of American Literature (commonly abbreviated as BAL in descriptions) is the quintessential reference work for any...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Clamshell Box
- A protective box designed for storing and preserving a bound book or loose sheets. A clamshell box is hinged on one side, with...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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