Tales of Soldiers and Civilians
New York: Lovell, Coryell & Company, [1895]. Early Reprint. Printed wrappers. 8vo. Pp. 300. Bound in illustrated wrappers. Wraps loose, lacking backstrip, with edge-wear. With the stamp of Jiujiya & Co. inside the front wrapper. Good-. Item #5904 BAL, 1109, in a variant wrapper lacking date and "No. 19 Series of American Novels." JOSHI and SCHULTZ, A6e. Now protected in a removable, clear archival sleeve.
This copy is from the inventory of Los Angeles bookseller William Dailey, who noted in his description the book was acquired with other Bierce titles owned by Bierce's secretary, Carrie Christiansen. We bought several of those, which were inscribed by Bierce to Christiansen; this copy without indication of provenance. Christiansen entered public consciousness when news of Bierce's 1913 disappearance emerged; she had been his last correspondent, and received his last letters. The sole heir of Bierce's estate, Christiansen committed suicide in San Francisco, 1920.
Price: $200.00