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The Professor's House (Signed Limited Edition)
by Cather, Willa
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Like New
- Seller
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Southampton, New York, United States
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About This Item
Alfred A. Knopf, 1925. Limited. Hardcover. Like New. Signed Limited Edition (Copy #38 of 225). Published by Alfred A. Knopf, 1925. Octavo. Bound in white cloth stamped in gold on imperial Japan vellum with sewn-in satin bookmark. Gilt topstain. Signed by Willa Cather on the limitation page in front. Comes with publisher's original paper over boards slipcase with paper spine label intact with hand-written "38". Book is like new; clean and crisp with no writing or ownership markings. Spine straight and corners sharp. Binding tight and pages crisp. Slipcase has some light handling wear and a few light smudges on the paper spine label. An uncommonly fine copy of the very scarce signed limited edition; the first 40 copies of which were printed on Japan vellum. Uncommon with the original slipcase. 283 pages. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Southampton Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 91493
- Title
- The Professor's House (Signed Limited Edition)
- Author
- Cather, Willa
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New Like New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Date Published
- 1925
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Terms of Sale
Southampton Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Southampton Books
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Southampton, New York
About Southampton Books
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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. ...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Spine Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
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