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BRET HARTE profile by British writer 1881 // BRET HARTE just after death 1902

$ 10.55

Availability: 38 in stock

Modified Item: No

Country/Region of Manufacture: United States

Condition: Good. Tanning due to age, gutter binding holes, minor edgewear, pulp paper somewhat fragile (but fine if handled with care). (Please see the scans.)

Time Period Manufactured: 1900-20

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Description

(Lot of two antique magazine articles, 1881 and 1902)
**
"FRANCIS BRET HARTE"
by
M. S. V. De V.
, carefully removed from
October 1881
period publication (not a reproduction or reprint).
4 pages (complete); 1 engraving.
Pages approximately 9 3/4 x 7 1/2 inches.
"This article, by an English contributor, gives the reader an idea of the estimation in which Mr. Harte is held as a writer by Europeans," according to the editor (306 note).
** "
BRET HARTE: A Study and an Appreciation
," by
Noah Brooks
, carefully removed from
June
1902
period publication (not a reproduction or reprint).
5
pages (complete);
3
illustrations (2 from photographs). Pages are approximately 9 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches.
Both packaged in clear archival sleeve, with cardboard backing, including certificates of provenance -- shipped in rigid mailer.
Both uncommon. Nice for researcher or collector.