PBA Galleries

• Plain Language From Truthful James. [The Heathen Chinee]. In The Overland Monthly, September, 1870. Original wrappers (front wrapper detached). Also, Further Language From Truthful James. In The Overland Monthly, January, 1871. Original wrappers. The two issues housed in a custom chemise and morocco-backed slipcase. San Francisco: John H. Carmony, 1870 & 1871,
• The Heathen Chinee. Nine illustrated lithograph cards, loose as issued. Lithograph front panel of the original envelope mounted to later paper folder. Housed in a custom folding cloth chemise and calf-backed slipcase. First Separate Edition, Second Printing. Chicago: Western News Company, 1870.
• The Heathen Chinee. Words by Bret Harte: Music by F.B. 6 pages with lithograph illustration on front. Second sheet music edtion. Tape repair to inside of spine crease. Boston: Oliver Ditson, 1870.
• That Heathen Chinee and Other Poems. Original brown cloth. First English Edition, First Issue. London: Hotten, [1871].
• The Heathen Chinee. (Folio), blue boards, string-bound, slipcase. Slipcase split along rear edges. San Francisco: John Henry Nash, 1934.
• The Heathen Chinee. (Folio) blue boards, string-bound, linen chemise. One of 500 copies. San Francisco: John Henry Nash for the Book Club of California, 1934.
• Prospectus for the Book Club of California edition of The Heathen Chinee. Wrappers, string bound. [San Francisco: John Henry Nash, 1934.]

Together 7 items.

A gathering of early editions of Harte's classic work, including the first appearance, first separate edition, first English edition and two finely printed editions.