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    • Harte (Bret) Autograph Poem signed, an extract and variation of his narrative poem "The Heathen Chinee", manuscript, [c. 1880s].
      Jul. 16, 2020

      Harte (Bret) Autograph Poem signed, an extract and variation of his narrative poem "The Heathen Chinee", manuscript, [c. 1880s].

      Est: £300 - £400

      Harte (Bret, author, 1836-1902) Autograph Poem signed extract from "The Heathen Chinee", 1p. with conjugate blank, 6 lines, manuscript faint, small tear slightly affecting last word, slightly browned, laid in on paper mount, 140 x 124mm., n.d. [c. 1880s]. ⁂ "But the hands that were played/By that heathen B.T.[Benjamin Ticknor]/And the points that he made/Were quite frightful to see-/Till at last he put down a right bower/Which the same Nye had dealt unto me." - Bret Harte. An extract and a variation addressed to Benjamin Ticknor of Bret Harte's poem, The Heathen Chinee, originally published as Plain Language from Truthful James, on the supplanting of Irish labourers in America by Chinese workers.

      Forum Auctions - UK
    • Bret Harte ALS.
      Oct. 18, 2019

      Bret Harte ALS.

      Est: $50 - $100

      Harte, Bret (American, 1836–1902). Bret Harte ALS. N.d. A partial letter from the American writer who writes to an unidentified correspondent and signs boldly “Bret Harte.” 3 x 5”. First portion of letter has been cut and is missing, else fine.

      Potter & Potter Auctions Inc.
    • BRET HARTE
      Apr. 18, 2018

      BRET HARTE

      Est: $100 - $150

      BRET HARTE (1836-1902) American short story writer and poet, best remembered for his short fiction featuring miners, gamblers, and other romantic figures of the California Gold Rush. A.L.S., 2pp. 8vo., London, July 3, 1886, to a lawyer acquaintance, expressing his regrets on being unable to undertake a planned trip. The original transmittal envelope is also present. Shows folds and slight toning, else very good.

      Alexander Historical Auctions LLC
    • A Collection of Twenty-Five Decoratively Bound Books by Various Authors, 19th/20th Century,
      Aug. 06, 2014

      A Collection of Twenty-Five Decoratively Bound Books by Various Authors, 19th/20th Century,

      Est: $40 - $60

      A Collection of Twenty-Five Decoratively Bound Books by Various Authors, 19th/20th Century, Including August Blanche, Romain Rolland, John Langhorne, and Robert Burns and a partial set of Harte, Bret (1836-1902). The Writings of Bret Harte. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin, and Co., 1896. 5 of 19 volumes, 8vo.,

      Gray's Auctioneers
    • A Collection of Twenty-Five Decoratively Bound Books by Various Authors, 19th/20th Century,
      Jun. 25, 2014

      A Collection of Twenty-Five Decoratively Bound Books by Various Authors, 19th/20th Century,

      Est: $80 - $120

      A Collection of Twenty-Five Decoratively Bound Books by Various Authors, 19th/20th Century, Including August Blanche, Romain Rolland, John Langhorne, and Robert Burns and a partial set of Harte, Bret (1836-1902). The Writings of Bret Harte. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin, and Co., 1896. 5 of 19 volumes, 8vo.,

      Gray's Auctioneers
    • [Americana] Four illustrated items
      Apr. 16, 2012

      [Americana] Four illustrated items

      Est: $100 - $150

      [Americana] Four illustrated items 1) J. D. Williams, America Illustrated (NY: Arundel, 1874) folio, cloth; 2) J. W. Ehninger, illus., Illustrations of Washington Irving's Dolph Heyliger (NY: Putnam, 1851) folio, buckram, ex-lib.; 3) Bret Harte, The Luck of Roaring Camp (Boston: Osgood, 1872) folio, pictorial gilt cloth; 4) W. C. Bryant, ed., Picturesque America, Vol. I (NY: Appleton, 1872) folio, half black morocco, gilt cloth

      Alex Cooper
    • OIL ON CANVAS ATTRIBUTED TO JEAN-BAPTISTE DE
      Nov. 30, 2009

      OIL ON CANVAS ATTRIBUTED TO JEAN-BAPTISTE DE

      Est: $400 - $600

      OIL ON CANVAS ATTRIBUTED TO JEAN-BAPTISTE DE BRET(French, 1768-1848). titled "The Student, David". 13.50" by 16.75". Unsigned with wood title plaque lower center and artist's name. In 19th century gilt wood frame. Provenance: from a southern Oregon c

      O'Gallerie
    • HARTE BRET
      Jun. 17, 2007

      HARTE BRET

      Est: $75 - $100

      1544. BRET HARTE (1836-1902) American writer remembered for his lively tales of the California mining camps, most notable being Outcasts of Poker Flat. Partial sight draft 1p. sm. 8vo., New York, Dec. 20, 1872, in full: "After date I promise to pay to J.B. Musgrove, three hundred and ..for value received. Bret Harte". Some text loss at left margin from trimming, otherwise very good.  $75-100

      Alexander Historical Auctions LLC
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