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BIERCE, Ambrose (1842- c. 1914). The Shadow of the Dial and...

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BIERCE, Ambrose (1842- c. 1914). The Shadow of the Dial and...

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BIERCE, Ambrose (1842- c. 1914). The Shadow of the Dial and Other Essays. Edited by S.O. Howes. San Francisco: A.M. Robertson, 1909.

Tall 8vo. Original pictorial green buckram, gilt-lettered (extreme edges a bit sunned); original dust jacket (spine and extremes a bit sunned, some edge chipping).

FIRST EDITION of Bierce’s humorous short stories and essays that were originally published in various California journals and periodicals. BAL 1127.

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BIERCE, Ambrose (1842- c. 1914). The Shadow of the Dial and...

Name: BIERCE, Ambrose (1842- c. 1914). The Shadow of the Dial and...
SKU: 152131894
Price: 375 USD
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