The Old Beauty and Others
by Cather, Willa
- Used
- Condition
- very good: mild fading boards and spine, mild toning, else clean, square, tight./good: age faded, mild rubbing, price clipped.
- Seller
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Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
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About This Item
Alfred A. Knopf, 1948. hardcover. very good: mild fading boards and spine, mild toning, else clean, square, tight./good: age faded, mild rubbing, price clipped.. 8vo 166pp. stated third printing, November 1948. from front flap: "It was Miss Cather's intention to publish the three stories in this volume together with a much longer story, on which she was working during the last year of her life. At the time of her death, however, the first rough draft of this fourth story was still incomplete; and in accord with her wishes regarding her unfinished work, it will not be published. These three stories, then, are the final expression of Miss Cather's matchless art." #00727.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Matthew's Books LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 644
- Title
- The Old Beauty and Others
- Author
- Cather, Willa
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - very good: mild fading boards and spine, mild toning, else clean, square, tight.
- Jacket Condition
- good: age faded, mild rubbing, price clipped.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Date Published
- 1948
- Keywords
- short stories, literature
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About the Seller
Matthew's Books LLC
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Chattanooga, Tennessee
About Matthew's Books LLC
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