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Not Under Forty
by Cather, Willa
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
NY: Knopf, 1936. First edition. One of 333 copies printed on Nihon Japan vellum. Signed by the author at the limitation page. This collection of six essays is said by the author to be of "little interest for people under forty years of age," positing her literary engagement with the Great War to be rigorously and singularly generational. Full blue cloth over boards with stamped gilt motif on the cover, gilt titling to spine, blue satin bookmark.T.e.g. Light rubbing to corners, else near fine. Bookplate of Estelle Doheny.
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- Bookseller
- Bromer Booksellers
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 33394
- Title
- Not Under Forty
- Author
- Cather, Willa
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Knopf
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1936
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
Terms of Sale
Bromer Booksellers
All books are guaranteed as described and may be returned, with prior notice, within ten days. All bills are payable within thirty days from the date of the invoice. Shipping and insurance are additional. Overseas shipments will be sent by air mail unless otherwise instructed.
About the Seller
Bromer Booksellers
Biblio member since 2008
Boston, Massachusetts
About Bromer Booksellers
Bromer Booksellers specializes in rare and beautiful books. Owned and operated by Anne Bromer, who has been in the business of fine books for over fifty years, our shop carries a range of important private press books, designer bookbindings, illustrated books, children's books, and miniature books.
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- 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...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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. ...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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