Available Copies from Independent Booksellers
Cather, Willa. My Mortal Enemy. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1926.
Price: US$10.00 + shipping
Description: 371p. Very good condition, gift card pasted to flyleaf
Seller: J. Lawton, Booksellers, Readville, MA, U.S.A.
Cather, Willa. My Mortal Enemy. ALFRED A. KNOPF, NEW YORK, 1926.
Price: US$13.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: General wear and rubbed cover. Tight binding. Top of front and back cover is soiled. Bookplate on fep. No markings. Gilt on faded spine. DATE PUBLISHED: 1926 EDITION: 122
Seller: Princeton Antiques Bookshop, Atlantic City, NJ, U.S.A.
Cather, Willa. My Mortal Enemy. Alfred A Knopf, NY, 1926.
Price: US$15.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 1,2, & 3rd Printing before Publication & Illustrated
Seller: Pepper's Old Books, Hanson, KY, U.S.A.
Willa Cather. MY MORTAL ENEMY. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1926.
Price: US$15.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 5 x 8 in. Cloth and paper boards. Condition is GOOD+ ; ex-library with donation plate on front pastedown, removed date sheet and pocket at rear. corners and spine ends wiorn, binding tight, text unmarked. Fic. Stax.
Seller: Andre Strong Bookseller, Blue Hill, ME, U.S.A.
Cather, Willa Sibert. My Mortal Enemy. Alfred A Knopf, NY, 1926.
Price: US$15.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 3 printings before publicaton. black c w/beige paper boards, moderate wear at extremities; small pniholes on flyleaf & 2' of foxing; 122 clean, unmarked pages Size: 12 vo
Seller: Dorley House Books, Inc., Hagerstown, MD, U.S.A.
Cather, Willa. My Mortal Enemy. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1926.
Price: US$16.00 + shipping
Description: Exlibrary markings. Sound binding and hinges. Clean, tanned pages. Cloth over boards is lightly shelf worn, spine slightly faded. Wear to corner tips. ; First, second, and third printing before publication. Ex-Library; 8.5" tall ; 122 pages.
Seller: Cat's Cradle Books, Archdale, NC, U.S.A.
Willa Cather. My Mortal Enemy. Alfred A. Knopf, 1926.
Price: US$18.56 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First Edition. First edition. Dust jacket shows heavy wear, chipping, and loss on the spine, tanning and rubbing. Pages are lightly tanned and clean.
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
Cather, Willa. My Mortal Enemy. Alfred A. Knopf, 1926.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1st, 2nd & 3rd printings before publication. Half black cloth, light yellow-green boards, front cover decoration by W. A. Dwiggins, who also supplies decorations and chapter heading illustrations throughout the book.
Seller: Possum Books, Charlottesville, VA, U.S.A.
Cather, Willa. MY MORTAL ENEMY. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, NY, 1926.
Price: US$22.50 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Gray hardcovers, black cloth spine. Black and yellow illustrations and decorations. Int. good. 122 pages. Chapter book. Pages yellowed due to paper content. Some aging to covers. Ends of spine slightly worn.
Seller: Betty Mittendorf /Tiffany Power BKSLINEN, Ralston, NE, U.S.A.
Cather, Willa. MY MORTAL ENEMY. Alfred A. Knopf, New York NY, 1926.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Description: Very Good with no dust jacket; Edgewear. Previous owner's name. ; 122 pages
Seller: Gibson's Books, New Hope, AL, U.S.A.
Cather, Willa. My Mortal Enemy. Alfred A Knopf, New York, 1926.
Price: US$25.20 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Nice copy. Quarter bound in black over tan paper covered boards is clean and fresh. Third printing before publication so released at same time as first. Gilt lettering on spine still fresh. Light cupping to spine ends. No markings but for small, neat bookplate on front pastedown of Dr. in Wyoming. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Timothy Norlen Bookseller, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.
CATHER, Willa. My Mortal Enemy. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1926.
Price: US$27.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First edition. Good plus. Boards bumped, rubbed, stain at top right corner, some fraying a corners. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Cather, Willa. MY MORTAL ENEMY. ALFRED A. KNOPF, NEW YORK, 1926.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Description: Tip & Tail DJ chipped; 1st, 2 nd, 3 rd Printing Before Publication; few drawing pictures, DATE PUBLISHED: 1926 EDITION: 122PGS
Seller: Princeton Antiques Bookshop, Atlantic City, NJ, U.S.A.
Cather, Willa. My Mortal Enemy. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1926.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Tan paper covered boards show light edgewear with bumps to corners 9Top corners have small split. One 1/4" x 1/8" hole at top gutter. Spine is slightly dull. 122 pages are lightly tanned but are clean, tight and umarked. DJ has large chips and is tanned. The tale of a nineteenth century woman.
Seller: All Booked Up, Louisville, KY, U.S.A.
Cather, Willa. MY MORTAL ENEMY. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1926.
Price: US$33.75 + shipping
Description: Octavo, 122 pages; VG/G; spine is brown with black lettering; dust jacket is in a mylar covering, has price uncut "$2.50", has moderate wear, with a large vertical chunk missing from the spine, has heavy discoloration, has chipping along the top and bottom edges; binding has minimal shelf wear; pages have age toning. NOTE: Shelved in Room X, Case #5.1. 1330056. FP New Rockville Stock.
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
Cather, Willa. My Mortal Enemy. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1926.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: New York: Knopf, 1926. Stated "first, second and third edition before publication". Decorative hardcover binding with unusual design in blue. Two-color printing with yellow on title page, serving as background to illustrations, and color of decorations by W. A. Dwiggins. 122 pp. Tape repair to hinge. Spine faded, boards soiled and bumped. Good condition.
Seller: Rose's Books IOBA, Harwich Port, MA, U.S.A.
Cather, Willa. My Mortal Enemy. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1926.
Price: US$37.50 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 122 (2) pp. First Edition, 1926. "While directly presenting the end of a great love story, the author sketches unforgettabley the entire life of a woman, and the 19th-century surroundings that produced her greatness of character. As the story proceeds to the disclosure of the mortal enemy's identity, the reader feels the growing intensity of relations between the characters which provides the climax not of an episode, but of a life." from the jacket flap. Lacking publisher's slipcase. Not Price Clipped. 1 1/2"x1" chip to top edge rear panel dj with additional smaller chips at top fore-edge corners and along top and bottom edge spine of same. Only the faintest wear, else, Pristine Interior. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Pale-tan paper-covered boards with green decorative motif and lettering on front board, black cloth backstrip with gilt lettering to spine. Size: 8vo
Seller: West Side Book Shop, ABAA, Ann Arbor, MI, U.S.A.
Willa Cather. My Mortal Enemy. Alfred A. Knopf, 1926.
Price: US$40.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Fourth printing, November 1926; Clean, sturdy boards w/ gilt mildy faded at spine; Pages free of markings; Dust jacket shows moderate wear w/ chipping present at jacket spine top and bottom, jacket rear chipped at top edge, jacket spine moderately faded w/ bold text and faint design; Jacket housed in protective mylar; No slipcase present.
Seller: A Cappella Books, Inc., Atlanta, GA, U.S.A.
Cather, Willa. My Mortal Enemy. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1926.
Price: US$40.00 + shipping
Description: 8', 122pp, hardcover, with illustrations, slightly stained cover, else in good condition. English
Seller: The Book Gallery, Jerusalem, Israel
CATHER, Willa; W.A. Dwiggins, illus. & design. My Mortal Enemy. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1926.
Price: US$44.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo (21.25cm.); original cloth-backed boards in bluish-grey decorative dust jacket printed in black and yellow; 122pp.; decorations and two-toned (yellow and black) illus. throughout. Faint spot of soil to verso of title page, else a tight, Very Good or better copy in the original dustwrapper; outer jacket panels of jacket are a bit toned, spine more so and with a shallow (1/4") chip at crown, not affecting printed title. Embossed bookplate of Laurence Fyfe Kedzie inside front cover. Lacking the slipcase. CRANE A15.a.ii.
Seller: Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA, Winchester, VA, U.S.A.
CATHER WILLA. MY MORTAL ENEMY. ALFRED A . KNOPF, NY, 1926.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: BOUND IN GRAY WITH LIGHT BLUE DESIGN AND LETTERING BLACK SPINE PERIOD PREVIOUS OWNERS INSCRIPTION NO OTHER PRINTINGS OR EDITIONS MENTIONED ON COPYRIGHT PAGE CORNERS SHOW WEAR TEXTBLOCK IS VERY CLEAN BINDING IS SOLID BUT SHOWS WEAR IN SEVERAL SPOTS SOME NUMBERS IN PENCIL ON BACK ENDPAPER A VERY NICE FIRST EDITION
Seller: ARD Books, cleveland, OH, U.S.A.
CATHER, Willa. My Mortal Enemy. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1926.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First trade edition. 122pp. Chapter heading vignettes. Light offsetting on title and endpapers, owner's decorative bookplate on front pastedown, spine sunned, corners worn, about very good lacking the dustwrapper.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Cather, Willa S.. My Mortal Enemy. Alfred A. Knopf - New York, 1926.
Price: US$49.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Black cloth quarter-bound to spine over tan cloth on boards, decorated on front with geometric/botanical flourishes and titling. Small book is tight, square, particularly sharp-cornered and free of markings or flaws inside and out. Near Fine. Now protected in archival quality mylar. First Edition, later printing.
Seller: Barberry Lane Booksellers, Bar Harbor, ME, U.S.A.
CATHER, Willa. My Mortal Enemy. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1926.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First, second and third printing before publication. Small crayon notation on preliminary page, lacking the front fly, corners bumped, papercovered boards are age-toned, thus good only, lacking the dustwrapper.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Cather, Willa.. My Mortal Enemy. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1926.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Dust jacket is covered with mylar dust jacket protector. Dust jacket has small chip to head and tail of spine. An attractive copy. Endpapers are lightlty tanned 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Seller: McAllister & Solomon Books, Wilmington, NC, U.S.A.
Cather, Willa. My Mortal Enemy. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1926.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Drawings. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 122 pp
Seller: Round Table Books, LLC, Palatine, IL, U.S.A.
Cather, Willa. My Mortal Enemy (In Original Publisher's Slipcase). Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1926.
Price: US$52.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: With "First, Second and Third Printing Before Publication" and "Fourth Printing November 1926" on copyright page. The slipcase and dust jacket have preserved this copy very nicely. Dust jacket spine sunned and with a very small abraded hole in middle of spine. Original slipcase in overall very good condition with a split along front joint between front cover and spine. Contents very clean tight with no marks or inscriptions. PayPal accepted.
Seller: Diamond Island Books, Gorham, ME, U.S.A.
Cather, Willa. My Mortal Enemy. Alfred A. Knopf, NY., 1926.
Price: US$55.74 + shipping
Description: nFINE. Yellow boards, black spine. 122pp. [B144]
Seller: Sierra Rose Antiques, Minden, NV, U.S.A.
WILLA CATHER. MY MORTAL ENEMY By WILLA CATHER 1926. ALFRED A. KNOPF, NY, 1926.
Price: US$65.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: TITLE: MY MORTAL ENEMY By WILLA CATHER 1926 AUTHOR: WILLA CATHER PUBLISHER - (LOCATION) / COPYRIGHT: ALFRED A. KNOPF, NY 1926 EDITION: Reprint Edition assumed with the line 'First and second printing before publication' on copyright page ISBN: None CATEGORY: Rare BINDING/COVER: Hardback without dust jacket COLOR: Beige SIZE: 5 ½ x 8 ½ (approximately) PAGES: 122 pages. CONDITION: The book is without a dust jackdet. The outside is in good condition; the top edge of the spine has a chip; the bottom edges of the boards have really minor scuffs. There is a name written in old style ink from the SAE House. The first front free endpaper has a private raised seal near the upper edge. Book is without other marks or writings, pages are clean and book is tight and sturdy. All the pages are present in book. Good/None dust jacket condition. BACKGROUND/DESCRIPTION: COMPETITIVE PRICING! Once paid, book(s) will ship immediately to customer (it's on the way), you are welcome to email about shipment date! REFUNDS: All ViewFair books, prints, and manuscript items are 100% refundable up to 14 business days after item is received. InvCodePrc E H V VIEWFAIR BOOKS: RSTC 007662
Seller: ViewFair Books, Live Oak, FL, U.S.A.
Willa Cather. MY MORTAL ENEMY. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1926.
Price: US$65.00 + shipping
Description: Good in Boards. Book plate and two small tears to FEP, 3/4 inch chip to half title page. Thumb sized chip to spine crown, two stains to front panel, corners slightly bumped. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
Cather, Willa. My Mortal Enemy. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1926.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: The first edition, published by Alfred A. Knopf in 1926. Bound in publisher's grayish boards lettered in green with a black cloth spine. A very good copy of the book with toning to the end sheets from the jacket flaps and some light soiling to the gray cloth. Dust jacket very good with light chipping and edge wear. Lacking the publisher's slip case.
Seller: The Reluctant Bookseller, Albany, NY, U.S.A.
Willa Cather. My Mortal Enemy. Alfred A. Knopf, NY, 1926.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 122 pp, jacket has a1/4" closed tear on rear and a little sunning on the front, the slip-case has corner wear and is missing the spine, else this is a good solid copy.
Seller: Yesterday's Books, Richmond, IN, U.S.A.
Willa Cather, blank endpapers with Paper Stain. My Mortal Enemy. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1926.
Price: US$80.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: HBDJ, only part of DJ present is back inner Flap of DJ, 1st edition, 1926, Yellow & Blue Decorated Cloth, Cover minor Rub & Wear & Scuff mainly Extremities, Very Small Stains few pgs, Nice , Tight & C lean,VG/VG-, AS-IS
Seller: Bluff Park Rare Books, LONG BEACH, CA, U.S.A.
Cather, Willa (1873-1947). My Mortal Enemy. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1926.
Price: US$99.99 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1926. First trade edition [1926] in dustjacket but without the publisher's slipcase. Yellow boards printed in blue, black cloth with gilt lettering, vignette illustrations against a golden yellow background at the headings of new chapters, decorative design in yellow along the top of each page, 122 pages plus colophon, blue-gray printed dustjacket. Minimal wear, mainly rubbing to the spine and dulling to the spine lettering, good hinges, firm text block, very clean pages free from names or other markings. The mylar protected dustjacket is not priceclipped and has some moderate age-toning to the spine, no chips or tears. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
Seller: Resource Books, LLC, East Granby, CT, U.S.A.
Cather, Willa (1873-1947). My Mortal Enemy. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1926.
Price: US$99.99 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1926. First trade edition [1926] with both the dustjacket and publisher's slipcase (slipcase in poor condition). Yellow hardcover printed in blue, black cloth with gilt lettering, vignette illustrations against a golden yellow background at the headings of new chapters, decorative design in yellow along the top of each page, 122 pages plus colophon, blue-gray printed dustjacket. Very light wear, mainly rubbing to the corners and spine and dulling to the spine lettering, good hinges, firm text block, very clean pages free from names or other markings. The mylar protected dustjacket is not priceclipped and has considerable edge rubbing, some age-toning, mainly to the spine, tiny chips at corners and spine ends, another small chip and corresponding closed tear near the center of the rear joint. The slipcase is in poor condition but with all pieces present, overall soil and rubbing, large dampstains to front and rear panels along the open end. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
Seller: Resource Books, LLC, East Granby, CT, U.S.A.
Willa Cather. My Mortal Enemy. Alfred A Knopf, New York, New York, 1926.
Price: US$115.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Book is near fine would be very fine except for slight fading to spine. Jacket is fine with light toning and darkening to spine. Fep and lep lightly toned, and in light pencil is notated first ed. Priced (2.50) jacket is fine with a slightly darkened spine. Also included is a nicely repaired publishers slip case. My Mortal Enemy is a work of tragic passion- an astounding and profound study of a woman's heart. While directly presenting the end of a great love story, it sketches unforgettably the entire life of a woman, and the nineteenth century surroundings that produce her greatness of character. This is fine collectible for any library and for Cather collectors especially.
Seller: Oshtemo Book Sellers, Chester, NY, U.S.A.
Willa Cather. MY MORTAL ENEMY. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1926.
Price: US$120.00 + shipping
Description: Very Good in cloth. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
Cather, Willa. My Mortal Enemy. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1926.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Near fine first edition book in very good plus dust jacket and very good slip-in case. Internal shading on front and back paste downs and end papers from dust jacket as is typical. Head and tail of board spine are lightly creased else book would be fine. Dust jacket spine is sunned. Head of jacket spine is chipped with loss of 1/3" by 1/8". Closed vertical tear of 1 1/4" from center spine edge. Tail of jacket spine has small chips and creases. Upper right front corner is creased with 1/5" closed tear along the fold. Upper back fore-edge corner is creased. Upper edges on inside flaps are creased. Not price clipped. Slip-in case stained and soiled with rubbing on edges and corners but stable overall. Please use close-up options for best inspection and in support of condition description. Additional photos available at your request. International sales to all countries other than the UK will require use of an alternative shipping company which will result in higher shipping expense. A signature upon receipt may also be required.
Seller: R & G Bliss Books, Excelsior, MN, U.S.A.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Edition. Original paper-covered boards over cloth spine, very good plus, in near very good dust jacket, very little chipping, rear panel detached but held in place with mylar cover. In original publisher's box with less wear than is usually seen. An above average copy.
Seller: sonalsorises, los angeles, CA, U.S.A.
Cather, Willa. MY MORTAL ENEMY. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1926.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Description: Endpapers toned. Very good plus in good delicate dust jacket with worn and tanned spine panel, with several tears and tiny chips. The worn publisher's slipcase has been professionally repaired.
Seller: Robert Gavora, Fine & Rare Books, ABAA, Talent, OR, U.S.A.
Cather, Willa. My Mortal Enemy. Alfred A Knopf, New York, 1926.
Price: US$245.24 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Fine/near fine in good publishing slipcase. a beautiful copy of the book. the dust jacket is also handsome but the book shows the wisdom of the dj and the now well worn slipcase.
Seller: Gumshoe Books, Columbia, SC, U.S.A.
Cather, Willa. My Mortal Enemy. Alfred A. Knopf, NY, 1926.
Price: US$249.99 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Cloth-backed decorative boards titled in gilt. First edition. Heel slightly bumped, minor offsetting to endpages else a square tight unmarked copy. The DJ in mylar is bumped/small tear to heel, chipped to front panel, tiny closed tear to rear panel. Housed in the original near fine slipcase. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall
Seller: curtis paul books, inc., Northridge, CA, U.S.A.
Cather, Willa. MY MORTAL ENEMY. Alfred A . Knopf, New York, 1926.
Price: US$275.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Octavo. 122pp. Bound in 1/4 black cloth over pale yellow paper covered boards lettered and decorated in light blue, spine lettering pale yellow. In a lovely dust jacket with light age-toning to spine but no chips nor tears. Housed in original paper covered slipcase showing very little wear; previous owner's inscription neatly to lower corner of free endpaper; a lovely copy.
Seller: Charles Parkhurst Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Surprise, AZ, U.S.A.
Willa Cather. My Mortal Enemy. Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., New York, 1926.
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: “My Mortal Enemy” by Willa Cather was published in 1926 by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. of New York. This copy is number 176 of a limited First Edition of 220 signed copies, of which 20 were designated as not for sale. The book’s format and design were made by W. A. Dwiggins and the book was printed by The Pynson Printers of New York. This copy of the book is obviously unread, since all the book’s pages are unopened. The book, which measures approximately 6 ¾ x 9 ¼ inches, is bound in hard covers with a beige cloth spine and dark cloth covers embossed with gold pattern designs. The book is in very good condition. The illustrations accompanying this description show the book’s cover, a typical 2-page spread of text, and the colophon page with Willa Cather’s signature. Willa Sibert Cather (December 7, 1873 – April 24, 1947) was an American author who achieved recognition for her novels of frontier life on the Great Plains, including O Pioneers! (1913), The Song of the Lark (1915), and My Antonia (1918). In 1923 she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for One of Ours (1922), a novel set during World War I. [Wikipedia]
Seller: Pages For Sages, Beachwood, OH, U.S.A.