Lost Lady.
by CATHER, Willa
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Ink names on half-title, otherwise near fine in jacket with slight darkening to spine and minor wear at edges. The upper corner
- Seller
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Rochester, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York:: Alfred A. Knopf,, 1923.. First edition; later state of text with "of " reading "af " in line 19 on page 174 and various other resettings of type.. publisher's green gilt cloth in pictorial dust jacket.. Ink names on half-title, otherwise near fine in jacket with slight darkening to spine and minor wear at edges. The upper corner of the front flap is clipped.. 8vo,.
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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- Bookseller
- Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7508
- Title
- Lost Lady.
- Author
- CATHER, Willa
- Format/Binding
- Publisher's green gilt cloth in pictorial dust jacket.
- Book Condition
- Used - Ink names on half-title, otherwise near fine in jacket with slight darkening to spine and minor wear at edges. The upper corner
- Edition
- First edition; later state of text with "of " reading
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf,
- Place of Publication
- New York:
- Date Published
- 1923.
- Pages
- 174 pp.
- Size
- 8vo,
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Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
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About Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
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