A Deal in Wheat and Other Stories of the New and Old West
New York: Doubleday, Page, 1903. First Edition. First printing.Blanck's issue "A", with sheets bulking to 7/8". Octavo (23cm). Original gilt-stamped red cloth (hardcover); 272pp; teg. Fore edge untrimmed. A clean, solid, bright copy with some mild dulling & discoloration to spine; Very Good. Ownership signature to front endpaper, else clean and fresh internally, with frontis. and three plates, one by Frederick Remington.
Short story collection, including six stories with a California setting. The title story was the source for D.W. Griffith's 1909 silent film "A Corner in Wheat." BAL 15039. BAIRD 1877.
Price: $40.00