My Mortal Enemy.
by Cather, Willa
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Langley, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Toronto:: Macmillan,, 1926.. First Printing of the First Canadian Edition. A Near Fine copy in a Good plus dust jacklet with several chips missing from the edges and jacket folds and an inked number to the front cover. This is Willa Cather's sparest and most dramatic novel, a dark and prescient portrait of a marriage that subverts our oldest notions about the nature of domestic happiness. As a young woman, Myra Henshawe gave up a fortune to marry for love--a boldly romantic gesture that became a legend in her family. But this worldly, sarcastic, and perhaps even wicked woman may have been made for something greater than love. In her portrait of Myra and in her exquisitely nuanced depiction of her marriage, Cather shows the evolution of a human spirit as it comes to bridle against the constraints of ordinary happiness and seek an otherwordly fulfillment. My Mortal Enemy is a work whose drama and intensely moral imagination make it unforgettable.
Synopsis
My Mortal Enemy is the eighth novel by American author Willa Cather. It was first published in 1926.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Gregor Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 26190
- Title
- My Mortal Enemy.
- Author
- Cather, Willa
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Printing of the First Canadian Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Macmillan,
- Place of Publication
- Toronto:
- Date Published
- 1926.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Literature
Terms of Sale
Gregor Rare Books
All items are first US or UK printings unless otherwise noted. Signatures are guaranteed authentic. Items are subject to prior sale and returnable within 7 days of receipt if not as described. We accept all major credit cards and personal checks. Postage is extra. We ship Priority insured mail: $8.00 for the first item and $4.00 for each additional. International shipping will be billed at cost. Washington State residents will be charged 8.4% sales tax.
About the Seller
Gregor Rare Books
Biblio member since 2007
Langley, Washington
About Gregor Rare Books
Gregor Rare Books is an open shop in the beautiful waterfront village of Langley, WA on Whidbey Island. We offer a fine selection of Distinctive Literature in the First Edition. Our shop hours are Wednesday through Sunday 10 am to 5 pm pst.
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