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Click to view full description | 1. | Cather, Willa. SAPPHIRA AND THE SLAVE GIRL.
Vintage, New York, (1975), reprint.
295 pp, paperback. ''One of Willa Cather's later works, this story of Sapphira Dodderidge, a Virginia lady of the nineteenth century who marries beneath her and becomes irrationally jealous of Nancy, a beautiful slave, is considered by many one of h er best novels.'' Interior - two small dog-ear creases, otherwise clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - very tiny corner creases on front cover, spine flat with one very faint crease. VG
Price: 3.50 USD | See Full
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 | 2. | Cather, Willa. Illustrated by Harold Von Schmidt. DEATH COMES FOR THE ARCHBISHOP. ILLUSTRATED EDITION.
Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1929, first illustrated trade edition.
343 pp, 8vo (9" H), hard cover (medium brown cloth with dark brown lettering on spine and front board, illustration of a pot on front board). Pictorial endpapers, b&w illustrations by Harold Von Schmidt. This is the first illustrated trade edition. Set in New Mexico in the second half of the 19th century, this is a story of the interaction between the respresentatives of the Catholic Church and the local and native people. Previous owner's bookplate on front pastedown, a few pages slightly roughly opened at bottom edge - mainly at front of book and at page 331, a few pages at rear of book not opened, moderate browning to edges of textblock, some staining to colored top of textblock, light edge wear, light rubbing, light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine, small colored mark on bottom edge of both boards. Good+
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| 3. | Cather, Willa. Introduction by J.B. Priestley. A LOST LADY.
Hamish Hamilton, London, 1961.
174 pp, small 8vo (7 1/2" H), hard cover in dust jacket. "....the story of Marian Forrester as seen largely through the eyes of Niel Herbert. Mrs. Forrester's tragedy is that of a decline from the society of her equals - her husband and the other members of the Nebraska Railroad aristocracy - to the society of Ivy Peters, a vigorous village rough. Niel Herbert, who at first idolized Mrs. Forrester and was more than a little in love with her, at last came to see her without illusion: experience and travel had gradually brought him understanding of the changes both in Mrs. Forrester and in Sweet Water, where most of her tragedy occurred." Light dye stain at top of front inside hinge, book slightly cocked, a few small light liquid marks on fore-edge and bottom of textblock, small bump at bottom corner of rear board. Dust jacket very light edge wear, light edge wrinkling, one very small edge tear, light soiling on rear panel, light liquid marks on flap-folds - mainly rear, creases at fore-edge of front flap. Good+/Good+
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