The First Piano in Camp
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1919. 1st. Hardcover. Large 12mo. [12], 31pp. Color frontispiece; 2 black & white full-page illustraitions by Harry Fisk. Color printed boards in like dustjacket with wraparound Western bar room scene. A fine copy in near fine dustjacket (minor wear to extremities; small chip front edge). Item #10155
"Lonely men in a mining boom town near Pioche are stirred from boredom by the arrival of a piano and later by an Englishman who could play it. This short humorous story has a surprise ending. A Nevada classic." - Paher 449. First published in The Virginia City Chronicles, the story was originally titled 'A Christmas Carol.' 'Its literary merit, quaint humor and pathos were at once recognized ... it was translated into nearly every European language.' - Publisher's Note.
Price: $125.00