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CATHER,WILLA.
O Pioneers!
Illustrated by Clarence F. Underwood. 8vo, pub-
lisher’s light brown ribbed cloth lettered in brown, usual slight indentation through center
of text block but signatures strong, some shelfwear to spine ends and corners, minor rub-
bing to joints; front hinge cracked; erasure marks to old ownership signature above author
inscription on front free endpaper.
Boston and NewYork: Houghton Mifflin, 1913
[2,000/3,000]
FIRST EDITION
,
FIRST STATE
,
BEARING CATHERS
’
INITIALS
on front free endpaper, and,
accomplished with a different pen, is the place and date - the same month and year as publica-
tion: “Red Cloud / Nebraska / June, 1913.” First issue points include the dot following the
“o” in “Co” on spine imprint appears to touch, and with “chince-bugs” on line 8, page 60.
Signed copies of this, Cather’s best known work, are scarce. Crane A6.a.i.
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CATHER, WILLA.
Shadows On the Rock.
8vo, original full gilt-stamped
orange vellum, boards bowed as usual, spotting to covers most evident on rear, slight cor-
nerwear, top edges gilt; printed dust jacket, torn with loss including half of back panel,
sticker affixed to front.
NewYork: Knopf, 1921
[350/500]
SIGNED
,
LIMITED EDITION
.
Number 141 of 199 copies printed on Shidzuoka JapanVellum.
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CAPOTE,TRUMAN.
In Cold Blood.
8vo, burgundy cloth stamped in gold and
silver; dust jacket, very mild rubbing with small cellotape repair on verso of upper rear flap
fold.
FIRST TRADE EDITION
,
IN THE FIRST ISSUE DUST JACKET
(with 1/66 code on front flap
and “Publishers of the American College Dictionary and the Modern Library” on rear
flap).
NewYork: Random House, (1965)
[600/900]
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CAPOTE, TRUMAN.
Music For Chameleons.
8vo, original cloth, slight lean,
slight edgewear; dust jacket, price-clipped, spine panel faded, else fine.
FIRST EDITION
,
SIGNED BY CAPOTE ON TITLE
-
PAGE
.
NewYork: Random House, (1980)
[200/300]
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