The Novels and Stories of Willa Cather

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Sale 265: Fine Books & Manuscripts (#265) 06/12/2003 1:00 PM PDT Closed
Starts Ending 06/12/2003 1:00 PM PDT

Lot #42The Novels and Stories of Willa Cather

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Lot closed - Sold For (Includes Buyers Premium):$1,500

Estimate: $1,500 - $2,500

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Sale 265: Fine Books & Manuscripts (#265) 06/12/2003 1:00 PM PDT Closed
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Description

Title:

The Novels and Stories of Willa Cather

Author:

Cather, Willa

Place Published:

Boston

Publisher:

Houghton Mifflin Co.

Date Published:

1937

Description:

12 vols. Illustrated from five photographs and five facsimile frontispieces and one other facsimile plate, with tissue-guards. (8vo) 8¾x6, tan linen cloth spines over deep blue cloth boards, Cather's elaborate gilt-embossed initials on front and back boards, gilt-lettered black morocco spine labels, top edges gilt. No. 181 of 970 sets printed by the Riverside Press, hand-numbered in each volume. Autograph Edition.

Signed by Willa Cather on limitation page of Vol. I. A strikingly produced set of most of Willa Cather's prominent titles.

Condition:

Spines darkened, 9 spine labels chipped (with 7 showing white discoloration where portions of the labels are not present); some oxidation from printer's glue to some of the endpapers; else very good.

Item#:

129472
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