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Shadows on the Rock
by Cather, Willa
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Orange limp vellum with beveled edges with paper wrapper, fine. In repaired green paper over boards box
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1931. First edition. No. 70 of 199 copies (of which 194 are for sale) printed on Shidzuoka Japan Vellum, signed by the author. [viii], 280, [2] pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Orange limp vellum with beveled edges with paper wrapper, fine. In repaired green paper over boards box. First edition. No. 70 of 199 copies (of which 194 are for sale) printed on Shidzuoka Japan Vellum, signed by the author. [viii], 280, [2] pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Limited Signed Edition. Crane A.17.a.i
Synopsis
This tale was published in 1931. Willa Cather's Shadows on the Rock tells the tale of a young girl, her widower father, and their friends, all of them working to make a life for themselves in Quebec in 1697.
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Details
- Bookseller
- James Cummins Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 322035
- Title
- Shadows on the Rock
- Author
- Cather, Willa
- Format/Binding
- [viii], 280, [2] pp. 1 vols. 8vo
- Book Condition
- Used - Orange limp vellum with beveled edges with paper wrapper, fine. In repaired green paper over boards box
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition. No. 70 of 199 copies (of which 194 are for sale)
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1931
- Keywords
- American
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
James Cummins Bookseller
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New York, New York
About James Cummins Bookseller
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- Beveled
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