Language: English
Published by Simon & Schuster, NY, 1947
Seller: Dorley House Books, Inc., Hagerstown, MD, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Ruzicka Dust Jacket Art (illustrator). 3rd printing; worn, torn dj w/\unclipped price, in mylar; rust c. w/gilt sp[ine titles; 277 clean, unmared pages.
Language: English
Published by Alfred A. Knopf, New York, New York, U.S.A., 1940
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: VG-. Ruzicka, Rudolph (Dust Jacket cover art) (illustrator). Book Club Edition (BCE). Cather's final novel, which tells the story of an unhappy, middle-aged white woman in Virgina & her young black slave. Orig. published in 1940, this is a Book Club Edition (BCE), same design, with the always hard-to-find DJ. 295 pp. Hardcover (8vo) has light green cloth over boards with an orange & black paper title box to center front & upper spine. Condition is VG+: very clean, pages modestly tanned, heavier around edges. Binding strong & straight, hinges intact. Slight indent from former penciled name, erased, to ffep, else unmarked. Slight sunning to spine & along top edges of both boards is only flaw. The unclipped DJ is VG-, with mild edgewear but missing a small chip at bottom-outer corner of front cover & paper loss across head of spine; nicely protected in new mylar cover free! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! All orders processed before 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time) ship that same Day; later orders, Weekends & holidays, very next business day.
Language: English
Published by Greenberg, New York, 1950
Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
Association Member: IOBA
First Edition
Brown Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good DJ. First Edition. 230 Pp. Brown Cloth. First American Printing. Book Is Bright, Unworn, With Slight Spine Lean. Dj Is Priced $2.75, Clean And Complete, Wear At Corners, Short Tears At Edges, Not Price Clipped, Not Chipped. Scarce. Dust Jacket By Rudolph Ruzicka; Per Wikipedia, Rudolph Ruzicka ( 1883 - 1978) Was A Czech American Wood Engraver, Etcher, Illustrator, Typeface Designer, And Book Designer. Ruzicka Designed Typefaces And Wood Engraving Illustrations For Daniel Berkeley Updike's Merrymount Press, And Was A Designer For, And Consultant To, The Mergenthaler Linotype Company For Fifty Years. He Designed A Number Of Seals And Medals, Including The American Institute Of Graphic Arts (Aiga) And The Dartmouth Medal Of The American Library Association.
Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. HBDJ, 1940, stated 1st edition, Green Cloth with decorated Paper Label, Cloth Cover very small bump corner,Minor Rub, Wear, Soil DJ, VG+/VG, AS-IS.