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The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Sketches
by Harte, Bret
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Fields, Osgood & Co, 1870. First Edition. First edition, first issue without the story "Brown of Calaveras." (viii), 239 pp. Original burgundy cloth with gilt spine lettering, brown endpapers. An attractive unsophisticated copy in much better shape than usually found. Front hinge cracked, else Near Fine with a few tiny spots of insecting to spine, just a little bubble to front cloth, rubbing to extremities. Gilt bright-- this copy presents very well.
The titular story is about a boy, dubbed Thomas Luck, born in a gold prospecting camp in California. It was adapted into short films numerous times.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140937797
- Title
- The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Sketches
- Author
- Harte, Bret
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Fields, Osgood & Co
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1870
- Keywords
- Gold rush, California, first issue
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
Terms of Sale
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Portland, Oregon
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
Glossary
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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