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A Lost Lady
by Cather, Willa
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine with no dust jacket
- Seller
-
Northridge, California, United States
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About This Item
NY: Limited Editions Club. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. Half leather with decorative boards, all edges gilt. . Limited edition #70 of 1500 signed by illustrator William Bailey to the colophon. Slight sunning to spine. The slipcase is also mildly sunned to spine. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 103 pages; Signed by Illustrator .
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
- curtis paul books inc.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 37003
- Title
- A Lost Lady
- Author
- Cather, Willa
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine with no dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Limited Editions Club
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1983
Terms of Sale
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Glossary
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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....
- Colophon
- The colophon contains information about a book's publisher, the typesetting, printer, and possibly even includes a printer's...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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