A SAPPHO OF GREEN SPRINGS
London: Chatto & Windus, 1891. Item #66
HARTE, Bret. A SAPPHO OF GREEN SPRINGS AND OTHER TALES. London: Chatto & Windus, 1891. 8vo., green cloth. First English Edition, precedes the American edition by several weeks. [BAL 7356]. Signed presentation from Harte on front endpaper: "Madame Van de Velde, from her friend, Bret Harte. London, February, 1891."
A nice association copy! Harte spent the last twenty years of his life in England, where he met his new agent and a mentor, Hydeline Van de Velde. Mme. Van de Velde was a writer and translated many of Bret Harte’s stories into French. Her influence on Harte was an important aspect in the last twenty years of his life. He died at her country home and she buried him in the churchyard of St. Peter's, Frimley, England .
Very Good (little soil rear cover, very minor chip base of spine).
Price: $650.00