London: John Camden Hotten, [1873]. Edition: First edition. Bibliographical References: BAL 1096; Starrett 1. Bierce's first book, a collection of his San Francisco journalism published by agreement - an agreement he would soon regret - with the infamous London publisher John Camden Hotten.
Boston: D. Lothrop, (1883). Edition: First edition. Bibliographical References: BAL 6302, binding A. The rare first book by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman (1852-1930), a collection of 12 poems for the illustrations of George F. Barnes. Freeman later became well known and celebrated for her popular local color stories about New...
Nouvelle Orléans: Imprimerie du Propagatetr [sic] Catholique, 1879. Edition: ¶ First edition. Bibliographical References: BAL 7910; OCLC records four copies (BL, two in France and UC Berkeley). ¶ A novella in French by Adrien Emmanuel Rouquette (1813-1887) about an idealized Louisiana Indian maiden. At the conclusion is an unsigned review...
Philadelphia: Published by Asbury Dickins . . . H. Maxwell, Printer, 1801. Edition: First edition. Bibliographical References: American Bibliography 700; Hill, American Plays, 144. The first book by Charles Jared Ingersoll (1782-1862), a Philadelphian who later became a prominent congressman and lawyer. Edwy and Elgiva was successfully performed at Philadelphia’s...
![The Fiend’s Delight. By Dod Grile [pseud]. AMBROSE BIERCE.](/pictures/thumb/23412.jpg?v=1530053382)
