Tales of The Gold Rush by Harte, Bret - 1980

NY: Heritage Press. Good; some wear. 1944. Hardbound. 222 pages .

Tales Of The Gold Rush by Bret Harte (slipcased)introduction by Oscar Lewispublished by Heritage PressHardcover in slipcase6.6 x 10.15 inches, 223 pages Harte's short stories are humorous tales, but there are different kinds of humor. For instance, some kinds of humor are based on the disruption of expectation, while others are based on seeing the imperfection in the good. But Harte's humor is different from either of these. The humor in Harte's tales is that which is less funny -- although sometimes, as in "Prosper's 'Old Mother'", it becomes hilarious -- than good humored, is that of seeing the good in the hopelessly flawed. It is a form of humor that is at once frankly realistic and yet romantically optimistic. Wrongdoers cannot evade the consequences of their sins, but they receive any respect their good works can get them. An impenitent sinner can never be a saint, and the disreputable and rough-hewn can never fit the role of social exemplar -- but they have all the nobility of being human and… Read More

New York: Heritage Press. Very good copy in worn slipcase. 1944. 1st. hardcover. Tall 8vo, 223 pp., Introduction by Oscar Lewis. .

Heritage Press, January 1944. Hardcover. Acceptable.

New York: Heritage Press [ca. 1944]. 8vo - over 7 3/4" - 9 3/4" Tall. F 1st thus Used. H Hard Cover (with slipcase). Good. Good in cloth & boards (Light shelfwear to slipcase, chipping to spine tips) 4to, small xix+444pp Introduction by Oscar Lewis.

Heritage Press, 1944. Hardcover. Very Good. Fletcher Martin. A Very Good Book in a Very Good Slipcase. Book has light tanning to spine. Slipcase has moderate wear around the extremities.

Heritage Press, 1944. Hardcover. Very Good/Acceptable. 1944. special contents of this edition. 223 pages. Gold and black paperbacked hardback with white cloth spine. Gold slipcase. Colour illustrations. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Binding is shaky, however pages remain fully attached. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Spine has crushing to both ends. Spine is heavily tanned. Book has forward lean. Slipcase has moderate bumping. White and black staining present.

New York: Heritage, 1944. 1st thus? . hard. Very Good. No names, clean text, edgewear to bds. Intro by Oscar Lewis. 13stories. Martin was noted Woodstock NY Colony artist Fletcher Martin artwork. very good, no slipcase, beige cloth w/ copper-toned bds, tight 223 pgs

heritage press, 1944. Hardcover. Good. fletcher martin. not ex-library copy.. hardcover edition issued without dustjacket...binding solid..text unmarked..NOT EX-LIB..

New York: The Heritage Press, 1944. [xiv], 223pp [some scuffing and wear to covers]. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Fletcher Martin. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.