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MP3 Audio CD. A Story of Ten Mile Gulch from 'Romance of California Life' (in LibriVox 10th Anniversary Collection ) I. The horse which Mr. Tom Ruger rode kept the path, steep and rugged though it was, without any guidance from him, and its mate followed demurely. They were accustomed to it; and many a mile had they traversed in this way, taking turns at carrying their owner and master. Indeed, the trio seemed inseparable, and "as happy as Tom Ruger and his horses" was a phrase that was very often heard in every mining camp and settlement. As for Mr. Tom Ruger himself, very little was known of him save what had been learned during the two years that he had sojourned among them. Where he came from never was known, nor asked but once by the same person. All that could be said of him might be summed up in the following statement: "The finest-looking, the best-dressed, and the best-mannered man on the Pacific coast, and the best horseman." These were the words of "mine… Read More

MP3 Audio CD. A Story of Ten Mile Gulch from 'Romance of California Life' (in LibriVox 10th Anniversary Collection ) I. The horse which Mr. Tom Ruger rode kept the path, steep and rugged though it was, without any guidance from him, and its mate followed demurely. They were accustomed to it; and many a mile had they traversed in this way, taking turns at carrying their owner and master. Indeed, the trio seemed inseparable, and "as happy as Tom Ruger and his horses" was a phrase that was very often heard in every mining camp and settlement. As for Mr. Tom Ruger himself, very little was known of him save what had been learned during the two years that he had sojourned among them. Where he came from never was known, nor asked but once by the same person. All that could be said of him might be summed up in the following statement: "The finest-looking, the best-dressed, and the best-mannered man on the Pacific coast, and the best horseman." These were the words of "mine… Read More

San Francisco: A. Bartlett, 1883. Hardcover. Good. . Cover shows moderate wear, tear, edgewear, rubbing, and loss on the spine ends. Name of former owner on the front endpaper. Pages are tanned with some minor scattered foxing.

Paperback / softback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.

Baker Pratt, 1880. Hardcover. Good. good solid tight book illustrated boards are becoming worn and faded with a gouge on rear board

BiblioBazaar, 2008-02-05. Paperback. Good.

BiblioBazaar, 2008-02-05. Paperback. Good.

Paperback / softback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.

BiblioBazaar, 2008-02-05. Paperback. Used:Good.

Paperback / softback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.

BiblioBazaar, 2008-02-05. Paperback. Used:Good.

New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The Romance of California Life.

Paperback. New.

Paperback. New.

Paperback. New.

New York: Baker, Pratt & Co., 1880. Cloth. Fair. In the introduction, dated 1877, "Should any one accuse me of having imitated Bret Harte's style, I shall accept the accusation as a compliment..." Large, heavy book, dark blue cloth with embossed borders and designs to all sides, gilt design and title just good on spine, numerous light brown stains on many pages due to collection of dried flowers, now removed. Slight wear to tips, with very slight wear to spine edges, tiny stain and spots on back, brown edge of brown stain barely visible at top tip on p. 63, then increasing toward first front end papers to occupy the top front right area near tip. Fair copy.

IndyPublish, 2005-03-22. Paperback. Used:Good.