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BIERCE, Ambrose (1842- c. 1914). Shapes of Clay. San Franci...

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BIERCE, Ambrose (1842- c. 1914). Shapes of Clay. San Franci...

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BIERCE, Ambrose (1842- c. 1914). Shapes of Clay. San Francisco: W.E. Wood, 1903.

8vo. Frontispiece portrait of Bierce. Original dark green pictorial cloth stamped in gilt and purple, top edge gilt, others uncut. Provenance: Tufts (bookplate).

FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE with the third couplet garbled. BAL 1122.

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BIERCE, Ambrose (1842- c. 1914). Shapes of Clay. San Franci...

Name: BIERCE, Ambrose (1842- c. 1914). Shapes of Clay. San Franci...
SKU: 152131895
Price: 425 USD
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