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Harte, Bret. Tales of the Argonauts and Other Sketches. James R. Osgood and Company, Boston, 1875.
Price: US$7.50 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Green cloth covers with general wear & bumped corners & scuffing at spine head & tail; binding cocked & front gutter cracked. Interior bright & unmarked. Glass Case; 8vo
Seller: The Second Reader Bookshop, Buffalo, NY, U.S.A.
Harte, Bret. Tales of the Argonauts and Other Sketches. James R. Osgood and Company, Boston, 1875.
Price: US$12.50 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Frayed extremities. Sunned spine. Bumped and worn corners. Paper cracked above hinges. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
Seller: The Country Bookshop [Member VABA], Plainfield, VT, U.S.A.
Price: US$15.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 5 x 7. Dark Green cloth w/title in gold. 284 pages. Prior owners stamp in 2 places. Text is unmarked, tight and clean.
Seller: G.J. Askins Bookseller, New Lebanon, NY, U.S.A.
HARTE, Bret. Tales of the Argonauts, and Other Sketches. James R. Osgood & Co, Boston, 1875.
Price: US$18.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Good, book has fraying of spine and corners of cover, slight tear inside front cover, foxing of pages. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Harte, Bret.. Tales of the Argonauts.. James R. Osgood and Company, 1875., Boston, 1875.
Price: US$19.95 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Very Good. 1st edition, 1st issue. The book has had some slight water damage on the cloth coverd boards. The spine is loose and beginning to crack. Previous owner's name is on the title page and dated '77'.Original terra cotta cloth. UncleAndy
Seller: Ziern-Hanon Galleries, Frontenac, MO, U.S.A.
Bret Harte. Tales of the Argonauts, and Other Sketches. James R. Osgood and Company,, Boston:, 1875.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Description: Very good in decorated red-brown cloth covered boards with blind embossing on the front and rear boards, gilt text stampings on the spine which is slightly rolled, the remnants of a book plate removed from the front end paper, a prior owner's book plate on the second free end paper. The end papers are brown coated. (BAL, 7280)
Seller: Town's End Books, ABAA, Deep River, CT, U.S.A.
Bret Harte. Tales Of The Argonauts And Other Sketches. James R. Osbood And Company,, Boston:, 1875.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Description: Good in the publisher's original decorated brown cloth covered boards with gilt text and a publisher's logo on the spine and blind embossed borders on the boards. A 12mo measuring 12" by 4 1/2" with the cloth at the head and heel of the spine heavily worn and chipped by approximately 1/4" inside the text block and with the cloth edges of the boards worn and rubbed and the rear hinge is cracked. Without a dust jacket (if it ever had one). 283 pages of text. A collection of short stories containing: The Rose of Tuolumne; A Passage In The Life Of Mr. John Oakhurst; Wan Lee, The Pagan; How Old Man Plunkett Went Home: The Fool Of Five Forks; Baby Sylvester; An Episode of Fiddletown; and, A Jersey Centenarian.
Seller: Town's End Books, ABAA, Deep River, CT, U.S.A.
Harte, Bret. TALES OF THE ARGONAUTS.. JAMES R. OSGOOD & CO. BOSTON 1875, BOSTON, 1875.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Good+ tight condition brown cloth spine ends slight frayed slight edgewear, hinge starting but tight, occasional fox spot
Seller: Abracadabra Books 50% Off Sale!, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Description: 12mo, pp. [1-4] [1] 2-283 [284: blank], flyleaves at front and rear, original decorated green cloth, front and rear panels stamped in blind, spine panel stamped in gold, brown coated endpapers. First edition. A collection of short stories, most set in the mining communities of California's gold rush country. "A Passage in the Life of John Oakhurst" (1875) includes "one of Harte's best studies of a married flirt and some of his most blistering satire of hypocrisy. In 'Wan Lee, the Pagan' (1874) the loyalty of a Chinese boy, a thief, to a little girl and his death at the hands of a mob reveal Bret Harte in his search for redeeming qualities in apparently unpromising elements in California life." - Quinn, American Fiction, p. 237. Baird and Greenwood, California Fiction 1122. BAL 7280 (state B). Wright (III) 1121. Cloth worn at spine ends and corners, damp stain to cloth on front panel, inner hinges cracked but holding tight, a sound, internally clean copy. (#164579)
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$32.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 284 pp. Original red cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine. Binding lightly soiled w/ fraying to corners and spine ends. Hinges starting. Front free endpaper torn. Otherwise, contents nice.
Seller: Shoemaker Booksellers, Gettysburg, PA, U.S.A.
HARTE, Bret. Tales of the Argonauts and Other Sketches. James R. Osgood and Company, Boston, 1875.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First edition. 12mo. Burgundy cloth, gilt-stamped spine title. Spine faded, mottled, and cocked, a good only copy with scattered foxing on pages and chip on rear fly.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Harte, Bret. Tales of the Argonauts. James R. Osgood & Company, Boston, 1875.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First Edition. Bret Harte was a prolific writer and poet, most widely known for his stories of his beloved early California. "The Argonauts" in these stories are the gold seekers of the mid-1800s. This book also bears the personal bookplate of Herbert Claiborne Pell, Jr. (February 16, 1884 - July 17, 1961) - a US Representative from New York, US Minister to Portugal, US Minister to Hungary, and an instigator and member of the United Nations War Crime Commission. Book Condition: Good+ original brick red embossed covers with gilt title to spine; minor wear to covers; corners somewhat rubbed; head and tail of spine worn; a few spots to spine; pages bright and clean; hinge weak, but pages and covers securely attached. 3
Seller: ZH BOOKS, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, Fremont, CA, U.S.A.
Harte , Bret.. Tales of The Argonauts and Other Sketches.. James R. Osgood & Co., Boston., 1875.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition , first printing , Boston, 1875. A very near fine bright book in the original rust colored binding. Gilt titles on spine still bright and clean. With contents excellent. A lovely copy.
Seller: Somewhere In Time Books, St. James, NY, U.S.A.
Harte Bret. Tales of the Argonauts and Other Sketches. James R. Osgood and Company, Boston, 1875.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Green cloth with a bit of wear and slight bumping to corners, rubbing to hinge and spine ends. Slight foxing internally, largely to first and last pages. BAL 7280 Size: Octavo (8vo). Text is clean and unmarked. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Fiction; Inventory No: 038686.
Seller: Pazzo Books, Boston, MA, U.S.A.
Harte, Bret. Tales of the Argonauts and Other Sketches. James R. Osgood and Company, Boston, 1875.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 8vo. 183 by 127 mm. 283 pp. Containing eight short stories. Condition: Spine sunned. Some staining and wear to the cloth binding besides, with corners rubbed. Small corner stain, first few leaves. Rear hinge cracked. Slight cocking, or overhang of front board, which reaches slightly farther to right than rear board. Otherwise, generally clean inside.
Seller: White Fox Rare Books, ABAA/ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Harte, Bret. Tales of the Argonauts, and Other Sketches. James R. Osgood and Company, Boston, 1875.
Price: US$60.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Some signs of minor rubbing to the original brown cloth binding; previous owner's bookplate inside front board; residue from other bookplate on front endpaper; handwritten library information on front endpaper; minor stain on blank page following front endpaper. Otherwise, overall, in good+ condition. 283 pages.
Seller: Arch Bridge Bookshop, Bellows Falls, VT, U.S.A.
HARTE, Bret. Tales of the Argonauts, and Other Sketches. James R. Osgood and Company, Boston, 1875.
Price: US$66.00 + shipping
Description: First state, bulking 13/16". 12mo (18.5cm). Original terra cotta publisher's cloth, blind frame to boards, titled in gilt on spine; chocolate brown coated endpapers; [iv], 283pp. Sturdy and fresh, albeit with minor wear and dirt to cloth, hinges cracked, internally clean: Good or better. A pleasing copy of this collection of stories of the California Gold Rush. BAL 7280.
Seller: Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA, Winchester, VA, U.S.A.
Price: US$82.50 + shipping
Description: First Printing. Octavo (19cm); brown cloth with borders decorated in blind stamp on front and rear covers; titles in gilt on spine; coated brown endpapers; brown topstain. 283pp. Corners are rubbed; spine ends are pushed; starting hinge (minor); Very Good+. BAIRD 1122; BAL, 7280.
Seller: Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA, Winchester, VA, U.S.A.
Harte, Bret.. Tales Of the Argonauts, and Other Sketches.. Boston: James R. Osgood., 1875.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 12mo. 283 pp. Very Good, Brown Cloth, some wear on head and tail of spine; some staining, rubbing, & edge wear on covers; slight yellowing & foxing of some pages, some staining & rubbing of end papers, minor tears along spine gutter of end papers, shelf wear. Pencil scribbles on FFEP. Provenance: John Ruyle. Mylar Jacket. First Edition.
Seller: Wittenborn Art Books, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Boston: James R. Osgood and Company, 1875. This is a Very Good (Plus) copy of the First Edition. Green cloth binding, decoratively stamped on the front cover; gilt lettering and the Osgood logo on the spine. Clean text; 283 pages. Slight bumping to corners and rear cover; spine a bit rubbed at the margins; spotting seems confined to the fore-edge; small sticker on the FFEP; previous=pwner signature on the Title Page and a small fancy bookseller label on the rear paste-down. The textblock is exceptionally bright, one of the best seen. A solid copy of this famous American classic. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good Plus/No Jacket.
Seller: Quercus Rare Books, Chico, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First Edition. Original green cloth, gilt titles on spine, brown endpapers. Overall near fine unread copy. BAL7280. Uncommon in this nice condition.
Seller: sonalsorises, los angeles, CA, U.S.A.
Harte, Bret. Tales of the Argonauts and Other Sketches. James R. Osgood and Company, Boston, 1875.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition. 12mo green cloth stamped in gilt and blind. Just the slightest rubbing to the covers and joints. A fine copy. Laid in is a one-page ALS (signed with initials) from Harte to a Mr. Ward, returning (presumably) some text and asking for more time to improve it.
Seller: The Literary Lion,Ltd., Thousand Oaks, CA, U.S.A.