Autograph Document Signed Frank Bret Harte and dated Sept. 22, 1863 on a stock certificate for the Alta No. 2 Copper Mining Company, Del Norte County and San Francisco
by HARTE, FRANCIS BRET
- Used
- Condition
- One corner chipped; in fine condition.
- Seller
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San Francisco, California, United States
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About This Item
San Francisco: Towne & Bacon, Printers, 1863, 1863. One corner chipped; in fine condition.. 14.5 x 26 cm, lithographed with two vignettes; the text is in several different typefaces. An early Bret Harte autograph document. Before he became famous as the author of short stories about the California Gold Rush and editor of Anton Roman's Overland Monthly, Harte worked in numerous other jobs in and around San Francisco, including as a secretary for mining companies, of which this document is an unusual example.
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- Bookseller
- The Brick Row Book Shop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 27675
- Title
- Autograph Document Signed Frank Bret Harte and dated Sept. 22, 1863 on a stock certificate for the Alta No. 2 Copper Mining Company, Del Norte County and San Francisco
- Author
- HARTE, FRANCIS BRET
- Book Condition
- Used - One corner chipped; in fine condition.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- San Francisco: Towne & Bacon, Printers, 1863
- Date Published
- 1863
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