Death Comes For the Archbishop

New York: Alfred Knopf, 1927. First Edition. Hardcover. Contents clean and fresh; covers bright with sunning to the spine and darkening of the spine label. Very Good or better, lacking the scarce dustwrapper. Original green cloth with the first printing error on page 20. SIGNED by the author on the front free endpaper and quite scarce as such.… Read more about this item

New York: Knopf, 1927. First edition. One of fifty numbered and signed copies printed on Japan vellum. Original full cream vellum paper, gilt-stamped, top edge gilt. Slight mottling to the spine, but a bright and fine copy, in the publisher's green paper slipcase with label. Crane A16.a.i.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1927. First Edition. Near Fine/Very Good+. First edition, first printing. Bound in publisher's green cloth with paper title labels to spine and upper board. Near Fine with light softening to spine ends, toning to title label on spine and toning to pages. In a Very Good+ unclipped dust jacket with toning to spine… Read more about this item

Popular Cather Novel, Set in the south west united states, concerning a religious community. Historical Fiction. Fading to Spine. Ownership on Front Free Endpaper Recto.

London: William Heinemann, 1927. Schmidt, Harold Von. Octavo. Second English edition and first illustrated edition. Illustrated with full-page chapter headings, head- and tailpieces from drawings by Harold von Schmidt. This is the first illustrated edition of Cather's most significant novel. Rebound in half burgundy morocco, with red cloth over boards, five raised bands, and gilt ornamentation to spine and… Read more about this item

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1929. First Trade Illustrated Edition. Near Fine. First trade illustrated edition. A wonderful association copy, signed by Willa Cather and inscribed "To George Stimson, who took a great deal of trouble for this book and, I like to think, for me." Stimson was the production manager at Alfred A. Knopf. Bound in publisher's… Read more about this item

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1927. First Edition, Second Printing. Very Good+. First edition, second printing before publication. No jacket. Brown cloth over boards with gilded and orange lettering to front and spine. Gilding somewhat faded. Rubbing to extremities. Top edge stained red, long edge machine deckled. The interior is evenly toned, otherwise clean and clear. Willa Cather's… Read more about this item

New York: The Modern Library. Fair with no dust jacket. [c.1931-36]. Flexible cloth. 0394605039 . Virginia-born and Nebraska-raised, Willa Cather (1873-1947) often wrote of pioneer life in the West. "Death Comes for the Archbishop" is set in the Territory of New Mexico and concerns the first bishop and his vicar who are sent there to establish the… Read more about this item

United States: Alfred A. Knopf, 1927. Clean text. Gently read. Toning to the edges of the text. Some wear / rubbing to the edges of the cloth boards and spine. Same dates to Title and Copyright page (Roman numerals to the title), blue surround to the title and title page verso, printing error to page 20 / line 16 as… Read more about this item

Alfred A. Knopf, 1927. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/None. First edition, fifth printing. All pages are clean and unmarked aside from previous owner's name to front endpaper and vintage bookseller ticket to back endpaper. Boards show moderate staining & spine label is slightly tanned. Binding remains secure, although front hinge is starting to crack and the spine has an… Read more about this item

Unique & attractive full orange morocco with gilt particulars to cover and spine. Four raised bands;gilt top edge. Fore edge deckle. Marbled endpapers. A nice clean copy with no previous owners' names or other markings. 6.5 x 8 in

New York, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1927. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. VG-/G+/No Jacket. Cather's classic novel about a Catholic priest's attempts to build a diocese in the territory of New Mexico. In 303 pages, this is a true First Edition, first issue (with both requisite spelling errors present). Hardcover book (8vo) has publisher's green cloth… Read more about this item

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1927. Signed Limited First Edition. Near Fine. First Edition. One of a limited 175 copies signed by Willa Cather. Bound in marbled paper covered-boards over green cloth spine with black morocco title label lettered in gilt; lacking the slipcase. Near Fine with light rubbing to edges and covers, slight fading to spine cloth.… Read more about this item

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1929. First Illustrated Edition. Hardcover. Very mild and faint spotting to vellum which maintains a fresh, bright white color. Fine copy, lacking the dustwrapper and slipcase. Harold von Schmidt. Bound in full vellum with a silver decoration on the front cover and silver lettering on the spine. Illustrated with drawings and designs by… Read more about this item

New York: Modern Library. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1993. Hardcover. 0679600507 . Gently read copy. ; Modern Library; 368 pages .

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Alfred A. Knopf Inc, 1927. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good/Good. Ranked as one of the top 100 books of the 20th century! 1927 Knopf TRUE FIRST Edition with both 1927 on the title and copyright pages with no additional printings noted. Contains the following 1st Printing misspellings: "happned" on… Read more about this item

New York: Alfred A. Knopf,, 1927. A lovely copy of the signed limited issue First edition, first impression, number 39 of 50 copies on japon signed by the author and issued in a deluxe binding, this example in bright condition with the slipcase. This experimental modernist novel was first published serially in Forum between January and June 1927, and… Read more about this item

Modern Library, 1993. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Modern Library Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Unmarked, clean, bright and tight copy in clean, bright, not price clipped dust jacket..

See photos. Dust jacket poor condition.

New York: Knopf, 1927. First edition. Hardcover. Hardcover. First edition. A very good book in a very good dust jacket. No dust jacket.The true first edition with both 1927 on the title and copyright pages with no additional printings noted. Contains the following first print misspellings: "happned" on page 20, line 16 "suppper" on page 57, line 15. The… Read more about this item