The Novels and Stories of Willa Cather, Autograph Edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1937-1938, 1941. (Nos. 1-6 - 1937; 7-12 - 1938, 13 - 1941) Small 8vo, 3/4 crushed maroon morocco over watermelon cloth, leather edged in gilt, four spine bands with gilt lettering and highlights, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, each with ribbon bookmark. Volumes 6, 8-11 have facsimiles of the handwritten draft of several of Cather's works for the frontispiece; Vol. 13 has no frontis; the rest have different photographs of Cather through the years. Vol. I only signed; all numbered (same). On limitation page: Nine hundred and seventy copies of this edition have been printed from type at the Riverside Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, of which nine hundred and fifty signed and numbered copies are for sale. This copy is number 35. Thirteen volumes: I - O Pioneers! II - The Song of the Lark III - Alexander's Bridge & April Twilights IV - My Antonia V - One of Ours VI - Youth and the Bright Medusa VII - A Lost Lady VIII - The Professor's House IX - Death Comes for the Archbishop X - Shadows on the Rock XI - Lucy Gayheart & My Mortal Enemy XII - Obscure Destinies & Literary Encounters XIII - Sapphira and the Slave Girl Willa Sibert Cather (1873-1947) was an American author who initially garnered attention for her books about pioneer life on the prairie. Her novel One of Ours, set during WWI, won her the Pulitzer Prize. In an attempt to escape the tuberculosis outbreaks in their native Virginia, the Cathers moved to Nebraska when Willa was nine years old. The environment and frontier attitude of the Plains had a profound impact on the youngster. During her years at the University of Nebraska, she published essays and other contribution, many to the Nebraska State Journal. Although her original intention was to become a doctor, she graduated from the University in 1894 with a degree in English. Her career was primarily one of periodical writer and editor, with novels published occasionally. She worked first in Pittsburgh, then moved to New York in 1906 where she remained until her death in 1947. Cather never married, and her most significant friendships were with women, although it is unknown if this included sexual relationships. Provenance: The John Baxter Black Estate, Mansfield, OH Condition: Excellent, near-new condition. A few with very minor corner bumping.
The Novels and Stories of Willa Cather, Autograph Edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1937-1938, 1941. (Nos. 1-6 - 1937; 7-12 - 1938, 13 - 1941) Small 8vo, 3/4 crushed maroon morocco over watermelon cloth, leather edged in gilt, four spine bands with gilt lettering and highlights, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, each with ribbon bookmark. Volumes 6, 8-11 have facsimiles of the handwritten draft of several of Cather's works for the frontispiece; Vol. 13 has no frontis; the rest have different photographs of Cather through the years. Vol. I only signed; all numbered (same). On limitation page: Nine hundred and seventy copies of this edition have been printed from type at the Riverside Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, of which nine hundred and fifty signed and numbered copies are for sale. This copy is number 35. Thirteen volumes: I - O Pioneers! II - The Song of the Lark III - Alexander's Bridge & April Twilights IV - My Antonia V - One of Ours VI - Youth and the Bright Medusa VII - A Lost Lady VIII - The Professor's House IX - Death Comes for the Archbishop X - Shadows on the Rock XI - Lucy Gayheart & My Mortal Enemy XII - Obscure Destinies & Literary Encounters XIII - Sapphira and the Slave Girl Willa Sibert Cather (1873-1947) was an American author who initially garnered attention for her books about pioneer life on the prairie. Her novel One of Ours, set during WWI, won her the Pulitzer Prize. In an attempt to escape the tuberculosis outbreaks in their native Virginia, the Cathers moved to Nebraska when Willa was nine years old. The environment and frontier attitude of the Plains had a profound impact on the youngster. During her years at the University of Nebraska, she published essays and other contribution, many to the Nebraska State Journal. Although her original intention was to become a doctor, she graduated from the University in 1894 with a degree in English. Her career was primarily one of periodical writer and editor, with novels published occasionally. She worked first in Pittsburgh, then moved to New York in 1906 where she remained until her death in 1947. Cather never married, and her most significant friendships were with women, although it is unknown if this included sexual relationships. Provenance: The John Baxter Black Estate, Mansfield, OH Condition: Excellent, near-new condition. A few with very minor corner bumping.
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