By Shore and Sedge, Bret Harte — 1st Edition

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By Shore and Sedge, Bret Harte — 1st Edition

Name: By Shore and Sedge, Bret Harte — 1st Edition
Brand: Broadhursts Books
SKU: 5867
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Publication: Boston, Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1885

Formatting: 16mo, pp. 260.

Condition Report: Very Good. The publisher's original brown cloth binding remains tight and structurally sound, exhibiting only minor rubbing and faint shelf-wear to the corners and spine ends. The gilt lettering on the front board and spine remains notably bright and unoxidised, while the blind-stamped decorative borders and central medallions are sharply defined. Internally, the text block is clean and largely free of foxing. The front inner hinge is slightly tender, displaying a neat, minor paper split at the gutter that exposes a small fraction of the underlying webbing, though this does not compromise the board's firm attachment.

Catalogue Note: This is a first edition of Bret Harte’s collection of California tales. The volume is presented in its original brown cloth binding, it was also issued simultaneously in a blue cloth variant, and features the ornate, blind-stamped borders and central medallions characteristic of late nineteenth-century American publisher's bindings.

Harte was one of the earliest literary figures to successfully capture the idiosyncratic character of the American West, and his first editions remain popular among collectors of Americana.

While standard trade editions of Harte's work were printed in healthy numbers, surviving nineteenth-century copies in such bright, unsunned condition are uncommon on the open market.

A classic collection from one of the pioneering voices of American Western literature, By Shore and Sedge features three of Bret Harte's quintessential stories: "An Apostle of the Tules", "Sarah Walker", and "A Ship of '49". Drawing heavily on his experiences in the burgeoning American West, Harte masterfully blends local colour, frontier ruggedness, and his signature wit to capture the spirit and characters of 19th-century California.

Book Condition: Very Good

Book Authors: Bret Harte

Book Publisher: Houghton, Mifflin and Company

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Fiction

Genre: Anthologies & Short Stories

Book edition: First Edition

Signed: No

Book Pages: 260

Book Publication Year: 1885

Book Publication Date:

Book Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: N/A

Book Series: N/A

Country/region of manufacture: Boston, United States

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