New York: Harper & Brothers, 1889. 12mo. [6], 204 pp., plus 4 pp. publisher’s ads. Brick-red decorated cloth, coral and sea star Arts & Crafts motifs front cover & spine (minor rubbing, very minor bumping to head of spine, couple corners), still a VG bright copy, from the library of Irving Brooks, w/ Art Deco bookplate on front pastedown. First edition of this moody and striking novella, the author’s first, set against the backdrop of a young Creole girl who survived the 1856 Last Island Hurricane which destroyed the pleasure resort island, including all of the structures. Hearn has designed the novella to detail the story of Chita, a supposed orphan, growing up in the family of a fisherman who later finds her survivor father. BAL, 7918.

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Bookseller: Zephyr Used & Rare Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 60663
Title: Chita: a memory of Last Island.
Author: [LOUISIANA -- NEW ORLEANS]. HEARN, Lafcadio
Book Condition: Used
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harper & Brothers,
Place of Publication: New York:
Date Published: 1889.
Keywords: Louisiana, Southern Americana, Last Island, Last Island Hurricane, Hurricanes, Disaster, New Orleans, African-Americana, Creole, Newspapers, Hearn, American Literature, 19th-Century Imprints

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We are an independent bookseller, established in 1994, who exhibit at numerous book fairs and antique shows throughout the year, including Christine Palmer Antique Expos in Portland, OR & Vancouver, WA, The Rose City Book & Paper Show in Portland, the Custer Antique Show in Spokane, the Seattle Antiquarian Book Fair, the Sacramento Antiquarian Book Fair, the Pasadena Book & Paper Show, and others. We specialize in 19th-century imprints, Technical Books, History, Children's Literature, and much more. In addition we offer appraisals for insurance and tax purposes.

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