ATHERTON, Gertude "The Splendid Idle Forties" [Macmillan, 1902]

"The Splendid Idle Forties, Stories of Old California" by Gertrude Atherton [Macmillan, 1902]. Originally published as "Before the Gringo Came", this is the first printing of the revised edition. 389pp, comprising 13 tales including "The Ears of Twenty Americans", "The Isle of Skulls", and "When the Devil was Well". Highly decorated red cloth binding. Hinges intact but front just barely starting. Clean text block, no loose pages, only minor shelfwear to exterior. Very Good-.