The Ricky Jay Collection Part II
Sat, Oct 28, 2023 12:00PM EDT
Lot 154
HARTE, Bret (1836 – 1902). Group of 14 editions of “The Hea...
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500
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HARTE, Bret (1836 ? 1902).?GROUP OF 14 EDITIONS OF ?THE HEATHEN CHINEE.??V.p., 1870?1936. Group of books, booklets, and sheet music, including collected and separate editions of ?The Heathen Chinee? (or ?Plain Language from Truthful James,? as originally published). Includes: The Heathen Chinee. Chicago: Western News Company, 1870. Nine lithographed illustrated cards and original decoratively printed envelope, in custom cloth chemise and morocco-backed slipcase. ? Bret Harte?s Heathen Chinee. [The Illustrated Funny Folks Library]. London, n.d., ca. 1880s. Custom chemise and slipcase. ? The Heathen Chinee At Home and Abroad. New York: Richard K. Fox, 1882. Later marbled boards. ? Fac-Simile of the Original Manuscript of The Heathen Chinee as Written for the Overland Monthly. San Francisco: John H. Carmany & Co., 1871. ? The Heathen Chinee. Boston: James R. Osgood, 1871. ? two sheet music versions with lithograph covers; and several others. Harte?s poem was used by Mr. Jay as the script for his performance of The Magnetized Cards in?On the Stem, produced in New York at the Second Stage Theater in 2002.
