One of Ours.
by CATHER, Willa
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very slightest of dust-soiling to the spine; otherwise fine. The slipcase is rubbed at all of its joints.
- Seller
-
Rochester, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York:: Alfred A. Knopf,, 1922.. First edition, first printing, limited issue. Copy No. 30 o f 35 copies on Japan Vellum signed by Willa Cather (a total of 345 copies were so signed).. publisher's full gilt vellum, t.e.g., in publisher's slipcase with printed paper label on spine and publisher's ms. copy No. 30 (faded) below the rule. . Very slightest of dust-soiling to the spine; otherwise fine. The slipcase is rubbed at all of its joints.. 8vo,. Crane A11.a.i. Crane does not note a slipcase for the 35-copy issue, only for the 310-copy issue. This copy is signed twice by Cather, once on the limitation page and once on the front free endpaper.
Synopsis
One of Ours is a novel by Willa Cather which won the 1923 Pulitzer Prize. It tells the story of the life of Claude Wheeler, a native of Nebraska around the turn of the 20th century. The son of a successful mid-western farmer and an intensely pious mother, thus guaranteed a comfortable livelihood, Claude Wheeler nonetheless views himself as a victim of his father's success and his own inexplicable malaise.
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- Bookseller
- Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 69253
- Title
- One of Ours.
- Author
- CATHER, Willa
- Format/Binding
- Publisher's full gilt vellum, t.e.g., in publisher's slipcase with printed paper label on spine and publisher's ms.
- Book Condition
- Used - Very slightest of dust-soiling to the spine; otherwise fine. The slipcase is rubbed at all of its joints.
- Edition
- First edition, first printing, limited issue. Copy No. 30 o f 3
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf,
- Place of Publication
- New York:
- Date Published
- 1922.
- Pages
- 459 pp.
- Size
- 8vo,
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
Biblio member since 2005
Rochester, New York
About Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
Specializing in modern first editions since 1978. Fine and rare books in all fields.
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