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A LOST LADY
by CATHER, Willa
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Paper split to rear hinge, slightly to front, covers tight and firm; rubbing to boards with faint stain to spine. About Very Goo
- Seller
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1923. Hardcover. Paper split to rear hinge, slightly to front, covers tight and firm; rubbing to boards with faint stain to spine. About Very Good in a Fair slipcase with the bottom edge missing and the top edge mostly detached. Cloth-backed boards with printed spine label and an extra label tipped to rear pastedown, in slipcase apparently supplied from another copy as "5" is written on the backstrip. Copy "H" of only 20 copies (from a total edition of 220) SIGNED by the author on the limitation page.
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 #
- 021359
- Title
- A LOST LADY
- Author
- CATHER, Willa
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Paper split to rear hinge, slightly to front, covers tight and firm; rubbing to boards with faint stain to spine. About Very Goo
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1923
- Keywords
- Signed, Willa Cather, Modern Firsts, Modern First Editions, Limited
- Bookseller catalogs
- Limited;
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
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Spine Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
- 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....
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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