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Cather Willa. Obscure Destinies. Alfred A Knopf, New York, 1932.
Price: US$6.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Previous owners name is written inside on front free end paper.
Seller: Ann Open Book, Lansing, MI, U.S.A.
Cather, Willa. Obscure Destinies. Cassell and Company Limited, London, 1932.
Price: US$10.30 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First UK edition. Originally published in the US by Alfred A Knopf in 1932. Contains three novellas: 'Neighbour Rosicky,' 'Old Mrs. Harris' and 'Two Friends.' The spine is heavily browned with light fraying at the edges. The front panel has fading along the top edge and a little light surface marking. The rear panel has fading along the top edge and the right side next to the spine with a few red marks towards the top right corner. Light browning to the page edges with a few spots to the fore edges. The pages are a little browned but are otherwise generally clean and unmarked. No jacket. First printing.
Seller: Raymond Tait, Beccles, SUFFO, United Kingdom
Cather, Willa.. OBSCURE DESTINIES. Alfred A Knopf, 1932.
Price: US$11.26 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 1932. Alfred A Knopf. Hard Cover. Book- VG, edges slightly rubbed. 8x5. 229pp.
Seller: Cambridge Rare Books, Cambridge, GLOUC, United Kingdom
Cather, Willa. Obscure Destinies (First Edition Limited). Alfred A. Knopf, 1932.
Price: US$11.98 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First edition. Bound in publisher's cloth. Hardcover. No dust jacket. Good binding and cover Crown of spine chipped.\ Clean, unmarked pages. Spine sunned. Name on fep.
Seller: Sequitur Books, Boonsboro, MD, U.S.A.
Cather, Willa.. OBSCURE DESTINIES.. Alfred A, 1932.
Price: US$12.55 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 1932. Alfred A.Knopf. First. Hard Cover. Book- VG. DJ- Good, spine sunned, edgewear. 7.5x5.5. 230pp.
Seller: Cambridge Rare Books, Cambridge, GLOUC, United Kingdom
Cather Willa. Obscure Destinies. Alfred A Knopf, New York, 1932.
Price: US$12.88 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Alfred A Knopf, New York, 1932. Hardcover. Condition: Very Good -. First US Edition, First Printing. Alfred A Knopf, New York, 1932 1st Edition. 8vo. 230pp. Hardcover. No dj. Some fading to boards and spine. Binding firm. Signs of removed bookplate on end paper.
Seller: M&B Books, London, United Kingdom
Cather, Willa. Obscure Destinies. ALFRED A. KNOPF, NEW YORK, 1932.
Price: US$13.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: No bookplate. Previous owner's name on front free endpage. Tight binding. Faded spine. Dirty cover. General wear and rubbed cover. DATE PUBLISHED: 1932 EDITION: FOURTHPRINTING 230
Seller: Princeton Antiques Bookshop, Atlantic City, NJ, U.S.A.
Cather, Willa. Obscure Destinies. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1932.
Price: US$15.00 + shipping
Description: Good / green cloth lightly faded cover. spine edge faded. text clean / tight. nice label.
Seller: Ken's Book Haven, Coopersburg, PA, U.S.A.
Cather, Willa. Obscure Destinies. Alfred Knopf, 1932.
Price: US$15.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: green binding. faded covers and spine edges
Seller: RP BOOKS, Newport, NH, U.S.A.
Cather, Willa. Obscure Destinies. Alfred Knopf; NY; 1932/1932/FE, 1932.
Price: US$17.50 + shipping
Description: ; 230 pp.; ; VG-; . Spine sunned, cocked. . [kwA_ 1st Ed. ]
Seller: Watermark West Rare Books, Wichita, KS, U.S.A.
Cather, Willa. Obscure Destinies: Three New Stories of the West. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1932.
Price: US$18.25 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: first edition, first printing; 230 pp., original green cloth (hardcover), slight spine slant, spine and edges of covers faded, else very good in a faded, edge-rubbed and price-clipped dust jacket. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.
Seller: Zubal-Books, Since 1961, Cleveland, OH, U.S.A.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Pub by Knopf, 1932, stated 2nd Printing. NOT exLib. VG+ or better cond. hardcover w/ VG+ or better price-clipped dustjacket now in archival grade Brodart. Green cloth over bds w/ orange & light blue title blocks, & black lettering on cover spine. Fore- & bottom edges deckle-cut. P/O's small, tasteful emboss on upper right corner of first two pages, o/w book is unmarked. 230pp + 1pp. Square, straight, tight & clean, overall VG+/VG+ cond. Same or next day shipping. Please email any questions.
Seller: Rivertown Fine Books, McGregor, IA, U.S.A.
Cather, Willa. Obscure Destinies. Alfred A Knopf, New York, 1932.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Cocked. Price-clipped dust jacket with edge wear.
Seller: By Books Alone, Woodstock, NY, U.S.A.
CATHER, Willa. Obscure Destinies. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1932.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition. Very good minus/ spine is browned and ripped, slight spine lean, and fading on book cover. 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.. Obscure Destinies.. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1932.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Description: 230 [1] pp. 8vo, publisher's green cloth with printed paper labels; in dust jacket. First edition. Spine sunned; jacket spine very tanned with some tiny chips at corners; tight and sound.
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
Willa Cather. Obscure Destinies. Alfred A. Knopf, 1932.
Price: US$20.01 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Stated first edition. Spine is faded.
Seller: Wordbank Books, Hesperia, CA, U.S.A.
Cather, Willa. Obscure Destinies. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, New York, U.S.A., 1932.
Price: US$20.55 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Hardcover in good condition for age. No jacket. Ex-university library. Second printing. Board edges and spine are tanned. Leading corners, edges and spine ends are bumped, worn and nicked. One inch tear on chipped spine head. Abrasions and tape residue on spine foot. Tanned page block and some pages are lightly marked. Labels on front pastedown and FEP. Previous owner's name penned on FEP. Stamps on one or two pages at front and rear. Text is clear throughout. HCW
Seller: PsychoBabel & Skoob Books, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OXON, United Kingdom
Cather, Willa. Obscure Destinies. Alfred Knopf; NY; 1932/1932/FE, 1932.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Description: ; 230 pp.; ; VG+; . Lacks the jacket, the spine is rather sunned. Crane=A19.a.i. [kwA_ 1st Ed. ]
Seller: Watermark West Rare Books, Wichita, KS, U.S.A.
Cather, Willa. Obscure Destinies. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1932.
Price: US$29.97 + shipping
Description: Grass green cloth/boards with Art Deco text block and black lettering. 230 pp. with no illus. Missing dust jacket, if issued. Includes the short stories Neighbour Rosicky (first appearing in the Women's Home Companion in 1930), Old Mrs. Harris (first published as Three Women in 1932), and Two Friends (1932). Good internally; covers faded and with a water mark on back cover. Tight binding but a bit cocked. Book plate of Dorothy Monet (the illustrator?) inside front cover.
Seller: Mullen Books, ABAA, Marietta, PA, U.S.A.
CATHER, Willa.. Obscure Destinies.. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1932.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Description: 230 pp. 8vo, publisher's cloth in dust jacket. First edition. Some light offsetting to front free endpaper; slightly cocked; else a fresh copy in a price-clipped jacket with some short tears and use to the bottom edge. All of the jackets were clipped by the publisher prior to publication, due to a price change.
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
Willa Cather. Obscure Destinies Three New Stories of the West. Alfred A. Knopf, 1932.
Price: US$39.99 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Edition. Hardcover. 1932 - Alfred A. Knopf Minor wear to the covered dust jacket. No cover wear. Clean unmarked text. Tight binding. ** WE SHIP DAILY (Mon-Fri) ** Free Tracking Information
Seller: Southern Maryland Books, Waldorf, MD, U.S.A.
Cather, Willa:. Obscure Destinies.. Alfred A.Knopf, New York:, 1932.
Price: US$44.29 + shipping
Description: 229 (1) S., grüner O.Lwd. RSch. (in englischer Sprache) (Deckel lichtrandig, Rücken gebleicht u. fleckig) First Edition // Contents: 1. Neighbour Rosicky; 2. Old Mrs. Harris; 3. Two Friends // siehe Mängel, sonst guter Zustand
Seller: Antiquariat Steinwedel, Betzendorf, Germany
Willa Cather. Obscure Destinies.. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1932.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Octavo. Stated first edition. Internally fine. Fadiing to spine and edges of green cloth boards. Dust jacket, price-clipped, tond and chipped. Good/Fair.
Seller: Bryn Mawr Bookstore, Cambridge, MA, U.S.A.
Cather, Willa. Obscure Destinies, Three New Stories of the West. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1932.
Price: US$49.95 + shipping
Description: New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1932. Near Fine condition in a Near Very Good dust jacket. Square, tight, unmarked copy. Sharp corners. Cloth spine is lightly faded. The spine of the Dust Jacket is sunned (paper browning but lettering still distinct) else Very Good. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. First book appearance of three stories [Neighbor Rosicky; Old Mrs. Harris; & Two Friends] previously published in magazines. Original green cloth. Mounted on the spine and front cover are the original pale blue paper labels, printed in orange and black. This copy's Dust Jacket agrees with that described first in Joan Crane's Willa Cather, A Bibliography, i.e. gray-pink wove paper printed in red and blue. [Crane also describes an alternate jacket (no priority), printed in green and dark red on bright yellow paper]. Crane notes that "on all copies of both jackets, a corner is cut away from the front inner flap where the price was printed." Crane explains that the publisher had a large number of jackets imprinted with a $2.50 flap price, but clipped the price before publication, having decided to offer the book for $2.00. [Watch out for an unclipped Dust Jacket with $2.00 printed price on a first edition book -- that jacket has been switched from a much later copy. First printing, price-clipped jackets were used on the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th printings, and were not used up until midway through the 5th printing]. Crane A19.a.i. Bruccoli, First Printings of American Authors, IV: p. 73. First Printing of First Trade Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine condition/Near Very Good dust jacket. 8vo. 230pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.
Seller: About Books, Henderson, NV, U.S.A.
Cather, Willa. OBSCURE DESTINIES. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1932.
Price: US$52.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Edition. Gray-pink dust wrapper, dw was issued price-clipped. 229pp., green cloth with paper labels to spine and front cover. Spine sunned, bookplate, otherwise contents are bright, complete. A near Very Good copy. Dust wrapper is chipped and toned.
Seller: Hoffman Books, ABAA, IOBA, Columbus, OH, U.S.A.
Cather, Willa (1873-1947). Obscure Destinies / Willa Cather. New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1932.
Price: US$54.20 + shipping
Description: Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ; 230 pages; Description: ca. 230 p. ; 20 cm. Subjects: The west - Unites States - Fiction. 1 Kg.
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
Cather, Willa. Obscure Destinies, three new stories of the West. Alfred A Knopf, 1932.
Price: US$57.50 + shipping
Description: Cover is shelf faded.
Seller: FOLCHATT, Chattanooga, TN, U.S.A.
Cather, Willa (1873-1947). Obscure Destinies / Willa Cather. New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1932.
Price: US$58.43 + shipping
Description: Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ; 230 pages; Description: ca. 230 p. ; 20 cm. Subjects: The west - Unites States - Fiction. 1 Kg.
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Willa Cather. OBSCURE DESTINIES. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1932.
Price: US$59.95 + shipping
Description: Very Good in boards. Edge wear with rubbed corners and damp stained near front hinge. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
Cather, Willa. Obscure Destinies; Three New Stories of the West. Alfred Knopf, New York, 1932.
Price: US$60.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 8vo. 230 pp. First edition stated. Green cloth binding is toned at spine at along the edges of the binding. With the ownership bookplate of James B. Vickery afixed to the inside front pastedown. The original dustwrapper is in solid very good condition with minor edgewear. Clipped at front flap.
Seller: Derringer Books, Member ABAA, Avon, CT, U.S.A.
CATHER, Willa.. Obscure Destinies.. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1932.
Price: US$60.00 + shipping
Description: 230 pp. 8vo, publisher's cloth in dust jacket (all dust jackets were price clipped by the publisher, due to a change in price). First edition. Spine, edges of boards and spine label sunned; very slightly cocked; in a faded jacket with a few internal tape repairs and shallow chipping.
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
Cather, Willa. Obscure Destinies. Alfred A Knopf, New York, 1932.
Price: US$65.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 8vo., 230pp. Solid Stated First Edition, bound in original green cloth with titles in black on paper labels on front board and spine. Square, tight and clean throughout. Spine sunned as is common. Fairly minor wear and soiling to edges and tips. Lacking dust-jacket. Still, an attractive, collectable copy at a great price.
Seller: Brenner's Collectable Books ABAA, IOBA, Manasquan, NJ, U.S.A.
Cather Willa. Obscure Destinies Three New Stories of the West. Alfred A. Knopf, 1932.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1932. First Edition, First Printing trade issue. Very Good+ hardcover in Near Fine dust jacket. Full green cloth with light blue-gray, black, and orange paper title label on front cover and on spine. Prior owner bookplate on front pastedown and pencil notes to rear endpaper, some fading to spine and edges of covers, as usual, price-clipped, slightly edge-worn dust jacket. NOT an ex-library copy. NO ink marks or highlighting to book. Scarce in this condition. Store ID#: L-CA1932H-A
Seller: White Square - Fine Books & Art, Easthampton, MA, U.S.A.
Willa Cather. Obscure Destinies Three New Stories of the West. Alfred A. Knopf, 1932.
Price: US$85.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Handsome first edition. Bound in publisher's cloth. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. Dust jacket in protective mylar cover. Chip missing from tail of dj spine. The publisher printed the dust jackets with a $2.50 price, but later decided to sell the book for $2. So all first editions copies are price clipped, as is this. "Indeed, she ceased to be an individual, an old woman with aching feet; she became part of a group, became a relationship."
Seller: Sequitur Books, Boonsboro, MD, U.S.A.
CATHER WILLA. OBSCURE DESTINIES. Alfred A Knopf, New York, 1932.
Price: US$85.26 + shipping
Description: Edizione: Stesso anno della prima edizione . Pagine: 1932 . Formato: 16° . Rilegatura: Cartonato telato verde con etichette originali applicate . Stato: Buono . Caratteristiche: Firme e dediche d'appartenenza. Bruniture .
Seller: Libreria Scripta Manent, ALBENGA, SV, Italy
Cather, Willa. OBSCURE DESTINIES. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1932.
Price: US$90.04 + shipping
Description: Very Good- in boards. Discoloration to boards. Stated First Edition. ; ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
Cather, Willa.. Obscure Destinies.. NY. Alfred A. Knopf. 1932., 1932.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Edition. With "First Edition" slug on the copyright page. VG-/VG+ in green woven cloth with crisp paper labels on the front boards and the spine which is faded. With a non-authorial presentation inscription and date in ink on the front endpaper. In a price-clipped, later edition dustjacket with a write-up of her latest novel, "Shadows on the Rock" priced at $2.50 net. First Edition. With "First Edition" slug on the copyright page.
Seller: Brainerd Phillipson Rare Books, Holliston, MA, U.S.A.
Cather, Willa. Obscure Destinies (1st Trade Edition/1st Printing). Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1932.
Price: US$115.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Near-Fine condition 1st Trade Edition/1st Printing hardcover in Very Good condition dust jacket. Collector's copy of Cather's classic collection of three long stories. The book is square and sound. Spotless inside with no creases, marks or damage to pages. Exterior covers and spine are also spotless but spine is faded (as it always is on Cather titles) as are edges (the fading on this copy is quite mild compared to many -- see pictures). The book's only additional flaw is that corners are just ever-so-slightly turned in at the tips -- maybe a 1/16 of an inch. A really beautiful copy. The dust jacket is clipped (the manufacturer clipped all copies before distribution due to a price-change) but is completely clean although significantly toned on the spine. There are several tiny chips and tears along the edges, none of which reaches 1/4" in length and a single 1/4" hole in the back panel near the rear inside flap seam. We will pack this lovely 1st in bubble-wrap and will ship it in a sturdy box to ensure safe delivery.
Seller: Argyl Houser, Bookseller, Turlock, CA, U.S.A.
Cather, Willa. OBSCURE DESTINIES. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1932.
Price: US$143.27 + shipping
Description: Very Good in boards. Toning. Owner name and date to FEP. Stated First Edition. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
CATHER, Willa.. Obscure Destinies.. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1932.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Description: 230 pp. 8vo, publisher's cloth in dust jacket (all dust jackets were price clipped by the publisher, due to a change in price). First edition. Spine and spine label sunned; one tiny ink spot to cloth; tight and sound in a jacket with a slightly faded spine and slight use and a marks.
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
Cather, Willa. Obscure Destinies. Alfred Knopf; NY; 1932/1932/FE, 1932.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Description: ; 230 pp.; DJ; F-/VG+; The chipped dust jacket is a variant. It is on an unrecorded, cream, wove paper with the red & blue lettering of the first issue. It is price clipped, as were all the jackets issued on the first five printings, due to Knopf's decision to issue the book at a lower price than originally planned. . Crane=A19.a.i. [kwA_ 1st Ed. ]
Seller: Watermark West Rare Books, Wichita, KS, U.S.A.
Cather, Willa. Obscure Destinies. Alfred Knopf; NY; 1932/1932/FE, 1932.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Description: ; 230 pp.; DJ; F-/VG+; The chipped dust jacket is a variant. It is on yellow paper of the second issue but has the red & blue lettering of the first (vs. Crane's red and green It is price clipped, as were all the jackets issued on the first five printings, due to Knopf's decision to issue the book at a lower price than originally planned. . . Crane=A19.a.i. [kwA_ 1st Ed. ]
Seller: Watermark West Rare Books, Wichita, KS, U.S.A.
Cather, Willa. Obscure Destinies. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1932.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Description: First trade edition. 1 vols. 8vo. Green cloth, paper labels. Slightly cocked, else Near Fine, in Very Good price-clipped dust jacket
Seller: The Old Mill Bookshop, HACKETTSTOWN, NJ, U.S.A.
CATHER, Willa. Obscure Destinies. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1932.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Description: Dust jacket in good condition, one edge frayed and separated from flap, but all parts are present (flaps price clipped as called for by publisher due to late price change). Internally fresh. One tear to front flyleaf. Overall, a good copy.
Seller: B & L Rootenberg Rare Books, ABAA, Sherman Oaks, CA, U.S.A.
Cather, Willa. OBSCURE DESTINIES; Three New Stories of the West. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1932.
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 8vo, light green cloth with blue labels on spine & front cover, Mylar-protected lettered dust jacket (price-clipped in keeping with All publisher's copies due to a late price change), light yellow top stain to upper page edges by publisher for soil protection, [viii] + 229-[230] pages + [2] A Note on the Type. Willa Cather (1873 - 1947) was an American writer 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 Ántonia (1918). In 1923 she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for One of Ours (1922), a novel set during World War I. The three stories in this collection OBSCURE DESTINIES are: "Neigbour Rosicky," "Old Mrs. Harris," and "Two Friends." Each story deals with the death of a central character and asks how the ordinary lives of these characters can be valued and how "beauty was found or created in seemingly ordinary circumstances."--Wikipedia SUPERIOR COPYL Clean, solid, bright and tight copy: the green cloth has faded to greenish-yellow in places, as is common. Remarkably bright and clean dust jacket with a few minute nicks along its extremities. The jacket is price-clipped in keeping with late pricing changes by the publisher. Ad for Shadows on the Rock on the rear panel of the jacket lists that book at $2.50.
Seller: Borg Antiquarian, Lake Forest, IL, U.S.A.
Cather, Willa. OBSCURE DESTINIES. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1932.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Description: First edition. "Three New Stories of the West," each one dealing with the death of a main character. Octavo, light green cloth boards; pale blue labels on front and spine printed in black and orange. Pale yellow dust jacket printed in dark red and blue. Dust jacket price clipped, as issued. Cloth at spine faded though label still bright, touch of minor foxing to pastedowns, otherwise crisp and near fine in near fine dust jacket with spine a little tanned and touch of minor soiling and wear.
Seller: Quill & Brush, member ABAA, Middletown, MD, U.S.A.
CATHER, Willa. Obscure Destinies. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1932.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition, trade issue. Rental library stamp on front fly, and boards a bit faded through the jacket as usual, thus very good in very good dustwrapper with some toning and a small teat on the spine. An easily worn volume, this is a better than usual copy.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
CATHER, Willa. Obscure Destinies. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1932.
Price: US$220.00 + shipping
Description: First printing. Octavo (20cm). Green cloth titled on blue paper labels to front and spine, with yellow dust jacket; [viii],229,[3]pp. Gentle forward roll, fading to spine and board edges, internally clean: Very Good. Jacket price-clipped as usual, spine-sunned, lightly rubbed, slight spotting to front panel, else Very Good. First trade edition (a signed limited issue was released simultaneously). Knopf changed the price for the first edition shortly before publication, and all copies of the dust jacket were price-clipped by the publisher (Crane p.170).
Seller: Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA, Winchester, VA, U.S.A.
Cather, Willa. Obscure Destinies : Three New Stories of the West. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1932.
Price: US$245.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Very Good Hardcover 1932 with Very Good dustjacket first edition with all points green woven cloth with crisp paper labels, dustjacket is price clipped blurb for Shadows on the Rock on back cover for $2.50
Seller: The Book House, Inc. - St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, U.S.A.
Cather, Willa. Obscure Destinies. Alfred A. Knopf, 1932.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: SIGNED limited (260c on Nihon Japan Vellum) first edition. Gilt white vellum spine soiled, Green paper covered boards rubbed, faded, soiled. End papers show stains (residue of lacking glassine?).; 7.4 X 5.5 X 1.1 inches; 230 pages
Seller: Isaiah Thomas Books & Prints, Inc., Cotuit, MA, U.S.A.
Cather, Willa. Obscure Destinies. Alfred A. Knopf, 1932.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: SIGNED limited (260c on Nihon Japan Vellum) first edition. Gilt white vellum spine soiled, Green paper covered boards rubbed, faded, soiled. End papers show stains (residue of lacking glassine?).; 7.4 X 5.5 X 1.1 inches; 230 pages
Seller: Isaiah Thomas Books & Prints, Inc., Cotuit, MA, U.S.A.
CATHER, WILLA.. Obscure Destinies. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1932, 1932.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Description: First Edition. One of 260 numbered copies on Nihon Japan Vellum; signed by Cather. Near fine in a worn dust jacket and defective publisher's slipcase. All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted.
Seller: Peter L. Stern & Co., Inc, Newton, MA, U.S.A.
CATHER, Willa.. Obscure Destinies.. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1932.
Price: US$325.00 + shipping
Description: 230 [1] pp. 8vo, publisher's green cloth with printed paper labels; in dust jacket. First edition. Very slight sunning to spine; otherwise fine in a price-clipped unchipped dust jacket with a slightly faded spine.
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
CATHER, Willa.. Obscure Destinies.. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1932.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Description: 230 pp. 8vo, publisher's cloth in dust jacket (all dust jackets were price clipped by the publisher, due to a change in price). First edition. Minor fraying to the extremities of the spine; else a fresh copy in a bright, sharp jacket.
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
CATHER, Willa.. Obscure Destinies.. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1932.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Description: 230 pp. 8vo, publisher's vellum-backed boards in plain wrapper printed at the spine and publisher's slipcase. First edition; No. 27 of 260 copies signed by Willa Cather. Very minor discoloration of vellum at extremities of spine; otherwise a very nice copy. The wrapper is in poor condition, lacking most of the spine and the bottom of the front panel. The slipcase is all present, but split at the joints.
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
CATHER, Willa. Obscure Destinies. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1932.
Price: US$375.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition, trade issue. Very faint sunning at spine, two tiny stains on front fly, near fine in very near fine dust jacket (price-clipped by the publisher, as in all copies), very slight sunning at the spine, and a tiny pressure puncture in rear gutter. A much nicer than usual copy. Contains three stories, *Neighbour Rosicky, Old Mrs. Harris*, and *Two Friends*, focusing on two of Cather's major themes: the hardship of the frontier and the struggle of talent to emerge from stifling origins. A lovely copy.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
CATHER, Willa. Obscure Destinies. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1932.
Price: US$450.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition, limited issue. Tall octavo. Quarter parchment gilt and green boards with gold printed title label on front board. Label a bit tarnished, bottom of the boards a little rubbed, else near fine in very good dust jacket with loss at the spine ends, lacking the slipcase. Copy number 44 of 260 numbered copies Signed by the author.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
CATHER, Willa.. Obscure Destinies.. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1932.
Price: US$450.00 + shipping
Description: 8vo, publisher's cloth with printed paper labels, in dust jacket. First edition; publisher's dummy with specially printed front endpaper. Corner of one leaf torn away, just touching the text; otherwise a very good copy in a very good jacket with a little overall darkening and spotting. Title page, contents leaves, and seven leaves of the text; the remainder (a book of normal bulk) is blank.
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
Cather, Willa. Obscure Destinies. Alfred A. Knopf, 1932.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Signed by the author. Stated First Edition (c. 1932). Limited to 260 copies printed on Nihon Japanese Vellum. In Fair, mylar-wrapped dust jacket.
Seller: Russell Books, Victoria, BC, Canada