The Writings of Bret Harte (Standard Library Edition) (17 (of 20) Volume Set)
Houghton Mifflin Company, 1914. Hardcover. Very Good / No Jacket. Item #L069342
17 volumes in all; uniformly bound in full light brown calf, gilt-stamped brown morocco spine labels, covers triple-ruled in blind, blind ruling to spines, gray marbled endpapers, top edges gilt, remaining edges trimmed, red-brown silk bookmarkers (has some fading and light wear to spines and edges). Nice, internally tight fine-bound set. Lacks volumes 16, 17 and 18; slight scratches and rubbing to covers (leather; chiefly to extremities); slight internal browning to edges and endpapers. [ca. 450] pages per volume. Title on spines: Bret Harte's Writings. Incomplete set of the 'Standard Library Edition'; does include the 20th volume, 'Stories and Poems', which first appeared in a limited edition in 1914 (see BAL #7384 and #7408). Notable for the illustrative material, by such artists as James Montgomery Flagg, Frederic Remington, Charles M. Russell, Charles H. Woodbury, and others; plus the maps of California locales mentioned in the stories. Glossary and index (volume 19). Over 100 Photogravure Illustrations (including frontispieces); b/w Decorations.
Price: $450.00