THe Life of Ethelbert Nevin: From His Letters and His Wife's Memories by Vance Thompson

First edition. Large octavo, 247pp. Illustrated. Brown woven cloth with publisher's printed paper labels on spine and front cover. Light wear on fragile woven cloth binding at tips of spine and corners, with tanning on printed paper spine label, else a near fine, bright copy, with the text fresh and clean, likely issued without dust jacket. Prints three full pages of text by Willa Cather about Ethelbert Nevin. Vance Thompson, in his introduction to this book, thanks Willa Cather (stating: "And a grateful acknowledgment should be paid to Miss Willa Cather, the author of an article, fine in its insight, and exquisitely written"). Homage to American composer and pianist Ethelbert Woodbridge Nevin. The first book appearance of three full pages of text by Willa Cather about Nevin, from an article by Cather that originally appeared in 'The Courier' (of 15 July 1899). Not in *Crane*, but see *Crane D442,* citing the periodical appearance.