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(Cather, Willa) Milmine, Georgine. The Life of Mary Baker G. Eddy and The History of Christian Science. Doubleday, Page & Company, New York, 1909.

Price: US$175.00 + shipping

Description: Very good+ with some wear to the edges and light soiling. Library blind stamp on half title and title page and library stamp on fpd and copyright page. It is generally agreed that Willa Cather researched, wrote and rewrote an important portion of the McClure Magazine series, that later became this book. Cather herself in later years minimized her actual writing in the book, though earlier documents suggest otherwise. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 495 pp

Seller: Beasley Books, ABAA, ILAB, MWABA, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.

Milmine, Georgine and Willa Cather. THE LIFE OF MARY BAKER G. EDDY and the History of Christain Science.. Doubleday, Page & Company, NY, 1909.

Price: US$200.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: 495 pages. Appendices. Photo frontis. Illustrated. Edited and largely rewritten by Willa Cather when she worked at McClure's Magazine. "The following history was first published in serial form in McClure's Magazine, 1907-1908. It has since been revised and new material has been added." Spine shifted, tips of spine worn, corners bumped and rubbed, chip at center of front cover at top (1"L x 1/4"D). Two newspaper articles glued to rear endpapers. Previous owner's signature on front endpaper. Good plus. (088)

Seller: Colorado Pioneer Books, Centennial, CO, U.S.A.

CATHER, WILLA. LIFE OF MARY BAKER G. EDDY. , 1909.

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Description: [CATHER, Willa]. THE LIFE OF MARY BAKER G. EDDY. AND THE HISTORY OF CHRISTIAN SCIENCE. By Georgine Milmine. Illustrated. New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1909. First edition, first printing. 8vo., blue cloth, stamped in gilt. First printed serially in McClure's magazine, for which Cather edited, reorganized and rewrote much of Milmine's work. The book, however, excludes those passages which can be attributed directly to Cather, though much of it, especially the later chapters, retains her journalistic style. The extent of this involvement, both in the magazine and final book form, still provokes much scholarly controversy. With some spotting to the spine and wear at heel and crown; it is slightly over-opened in one place, and the rear hinge is mended. Still, a very good copy. (Crane AAAI.ai).

Seller: Boston Book Company, Inc. ABAA, Boston, MA, U.S.A.

Cather, Willa S.; Milmine, Georgine; [largely written by Willa S. Cather]. Mary Baker G. Eddy and the History of Christian Science (First Edition). New York: Doubleday, Page and Company, 1909.

Price: US$2450.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: New York: Doubleday, Page and Company, 1909. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING with all first issue points. 495 pages. Illustrated throughout with photographs. Very Good in Fair Dust Jacket. Rear hinge cracked else tight binding; clean pages and covers; contemporary inscription on a blank page - "Mr. Ravcoe[?] Hines / a gift from / Hon. Wm. E. Chandler / Dec. 12, 1911 / by the hand of his friend / SWC" - I'd like to think that the friend here was Willa Cather with the writer of the inscription mixing up her initials but who knows; moderate wear and bnumping to corners but still nice; dust jacket is quite worn with several chips; mostly backed with brown paper; some tears and soil. Cather's fourth book. David Stouck, in his introduction to the University of Nebraska Press edition, wrote that Cather's portrayal of Eddy "contains some of the finest portrait sketches and reflections on human nature that Willa Cather would ever write". Stouck also wrote that "Willa Cather is indisputably the principal author of The Life of Mary Baker G. Eddy and the History of Christian Science." An excellent association copy - William E. Chandler was a lawyer who became U.S. Senator from New Hampshire and Secretary of the Navy but most importantly he was chief counsel in the Next Friends lawsuit against Mary Baker Eddy in 1907, a headline court case at the time, and corresponded with Willa Cather regarding the subject during the case and Cather's time writing the book. A great rarity as Christian Scientists urged the publisher to suppress the book and bought up many copies to destroy. There are even reports that a good number of copies were stolen from libraries. No copies in dust jacket appear in auction records and this is the first we've seen offered for sale. SEE OUR OTHER LISTINGS FOR MORE INTERESTING RARE AND COLLECTIBLE BOOKS.

Seller: LaCelle Rare Books, Chadwick, MO, U.S.A.