Walker, Franklin. AMBROSE BIERCE. The Wickedest Man in San Francisco. 1941 1st Title page portrait, with a folding facsimile. San Francisco: The Colt Press, 1941. First edition, one of 550 copies printed at The Colt Press by William Roth and Jane Grabhorn. A detailed sketch of Ambrose Bierce's journalistic experiences in San Francisco by Franklin Walker, the writer and critic best known for "San Francisco's Literary Frontier" (1939), his landmark survey of California literary history. Having served and been seriously wounded in the American Civil War, Bierce (1842-1913?) resettled in San Francisco, where he soon became the literary arbiter of a West Coast scene that included Bret Harte and Mark Twain. Though best known for his satiric and sardonic short stories, the acerbic Bierce specialized in attacks on frauds of all sorts as a newspaper columnist, while also serving as an editor for a succession of leading San Francisco newspapers, including the News Letter, Argonaut, and Wasp. Red cloth spine over decorative blue paper-covered boards, with a printed paper spine label. Boards bowing a bit; otherwise a very good copy. Price: USD 100.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS011582I    inquire

(To order this book, press this button)

Read the ABAA Code of Ethics

offered by: Anthology Rare Books, Ltd. 10711 Sunset Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90077 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA P: Roger Gozdecki Tel. (310) 472-6036 Fax (310) 472-3307 E-mail:  California and the West, Literature, E.E. Cummings, M.F.K. Fisher # Catalogues issued occasionally * By appointment only. CONDITIONS OF SALE Accepted payment methods: Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Personal Check, Money Order, Cashiers Check and Paypal. All books are guaranteed to be as described, and are returnable if not fully satisfied. Domestic shipping and handling charges are $3.50 for the first book (USPS Media Mail) $1.00 for each additional book per order. Priority Mail is $8.00. Large orders and International orders are charged at cost. In general, orders are shipped within one business day of the date they are received.    search our database...