Fine Books & Manuscripts, including Americana
Thu, Oct 20, 2022 12:00PM EDT
Lot 346
CATHER, Willa (1873?1947). Death Comes for the Archbishop. ...
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500
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| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
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| $50,000 | $5,000 |
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CATHER, Willa (1873?1947). Death Comes for the Archbishop. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1927. 8vo. Original quarter green cloth, marbled sides, black leather lettering?piece gilt, uncut (light rubbing along extreme edges of boards); original card slipcase with printed spine label (spine panel separated along one joint, some edgewear). Provenance: N.H. Gallard (bookplate). FIRST EDITION, LIMITED ISSUE, number 101 of 175 copies printed on Borzoi all rag paper SIGNED BY CATHER, from a total edition of 225 numbered copies (50 were printed on japan vellum). Death Comes for the Archbishop proved to be a popular title upon publication, selling well over 80,000 copies in its first two years including 20,000 copies of the first trade edition which was printed simultaneously with the limited issues. Modern Library named it one of their 100 Best Novels of the Twentieth Century. Crane A16.a.i.
