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Death Comes for the Archbishop

Death Comes for the Archbishop

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Death Comes for the Archbishop

by Cather, Willa

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  • Hardcover
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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.

Synopsis

Death Comes for the Archbishop is a 1927 novel by Willa Cather. It concerns the attempts of a Catholic bishop and a priest to establish a diocese in New Mexico Territory. The novel was included on Time Magazine's 100 Best English-language Novels from 1923 to 2005 as well as the Modern Library's list of the 100 Best Novels.

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Bookseller
Thomas A Goldwasser Rare Books US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
27845
Title
Death Comes for the Archbishop
Author
Cather, Willa
Book Condition
Used
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First edition
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
Knopf
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1927
Keywords
Willa Cather, English and American literature, Limited signed edition, women,
Bookseller catalogs
English and American literature;

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Vellum
Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
Spine
The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
First Edition
In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
Top Edge Gilt
Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
Fine
A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...

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