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A LOST LADY
by CATHER, Willa
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Spine sunned. Near Fine in a Fine slipcase
- Seller
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1983. Hardcover. Spine sunned. Near Fine in a Fine slipcase. William Bailey. Large octavo (7-1/4" x 10-1/4") bound with a fine South German aniline leather spine and corners and decorative floral cloth sides .Introduction by John Hollander. Copy #1168 of 1500 illustrated by William Bailey with an original etched frontispiece and four full-page plates. SIGNED by the illustrator on the colophon page. Monthly Letter laid in.
Synopsis
Willa Cather's A Lost Lady was first published in 1923. It tells the story of Marian Forrester and her husband, Captain Daniel Forrester who live in the Western town of Sweet Water, along the Transcontinental Railroad.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Charles Agvent
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 016127
- Title
- A LOST LADY
- Author
- CATHER, Willa
- Illustrator
- William Bailey
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Spine sunned. Near Fine in a Fine slipcase
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Limited Editions Club
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1983
- Keywords
- Signed, Illustrated Books, Willa Cather, Fine Press, Modern First Editions
Terms of Sale
Charles Agvent
All books subject to prior sale. Payment with order; institutions may be billed. Postage additional: $11.00 for the first book, $6.00 each thereafter. Overseas postage billed at approximate cost. Pennsylvania residents must add 6% sales tax. Mastercard, Visa, and American Express accepted. We are also open to reasonable payment terms. A book may be returned within 7 days of receipt for any reason provided it is in the same condition as sent and prior notice is given. Please insure returns for their full value.
About the Seller
Charles Agvent
Biblio member since 2003
Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
About Charles Agvent
We carry a diverse and select stock with major specialties including Modern and 19th Century Literary First Editions, Signed Books & Autographs (especially Presidential and Literary), and Limited Editions Club books. We have been in business since 1987 and are proud to be members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).
Glossary
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Colophon
- The colophon contains information about a book's publisher, the typesetting, printer, and possibly even includes a printer's...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
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