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Willa Cather. Youth and the Bright Medusa. Alfred A. Knopf, 1920.

Price: US$4.00 + shipping

Condition: Fair

Description: Hardcover without jacket. Front hinge weak, 1" chip to edge of spine, else good condition, text clean.

Seller: Raritan River Books, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A.

Cather, Willa. Youth and the Bright Medusa. Alfred A Knopf, New York, 1920.

Price: US$20.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: Two-inch crack in front joint, ink numeral on front endpapers and title page; ink stamp erased on title page.

Seller: By Books Alone, Woodstock, NY, U.S.A.

Cather, Willa. Youth and the Bright Medusa. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1920.

Price: US$30.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Cather, unhappy with her publisher Houghton Mifflin, switched to Knopf with this book , her second short story collection. Original green cloth with titles in dark green on the front and the spine. Inside, very clean and tight, with no browning or prior owner's marks. It has an original invoice from a book dealer noting this first edition as scarce. ,

Seller: Craftsbury Antiquarian Books, Craftsbury Common, VT, U.S.A.

Cather, Willa. Youth And The Bright Medusa (Second Printing). Alfred A Knopf, New York, 1920.

Price: US$30.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: 303 Clean, Unmarked Pages. First Edition/Second Printing (December 1920). Light Wear, Clean, Lettering Strong, No Marks, No Fraying, But Front Endpaper Removed With Exposure Of Webbing On Front Hinge.

Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.

Cather, Willa. Youth and the Bright Medusa. Alfred A. Knopf, 1920.

Price: US$49.99 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: First Edition, Stated 5th Printing January 1923. Published by Alfred A. Knopf, 1920. Octavo. Tan cloth boards stamped in brown and orange with patterned endpapers. Book is very good; spine tight and corners sharp. Binding tight and pages crisp. Owner name on flyleaf. No dust jacket. A very good copy of this classic early Willa Cather title. Book has been placed in a custom acetate protector. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York.

Seller: Southampton Books, Southampton, NY, U.S.A.

Cather, Willa. Youth and the Bright Medusa. Alfred A. Knopf New York 1920, 1920.

Price: US$50.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: 1st Edition Hardbound Very Good- in boards, no dj 8vo, 303pp, Stain along foredge, moderate reading wear.

Seller: Pilchuck Books, Everett, WA, U.S.A.

Cather, Willa. Youth and the Bright Medusa. Alfred a Knopf, 1920.

Price: US$74.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: hard-to-find. green cloth. some staining to covers; light soiling to inside front cover & facing pg; some wear to corners & edges; previous owner's name in pencil on front endpaper; fading to spine largely obscures title, etc.; corners of one or two pgs have flaked off. spine is tight.

Seller: The Unskoolbookshop, Brattleboro, VT, U.S.A.

Cather, Willa. Youth and the Bright Medusa. Alfred A Knopf, New York, 1920.

Price: US$76.50 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: First printing with same date on title page and copyright. Green boards have light stain on rear board, light to moderate wear at spine ends and tips. Inscribed to Catherine Greenough from The Cather children on front pastedown. Miss Greenough's family lived in Wyoming at time of her death (April 1945). Wyoming is where the Cather Museum was in operation. This book came from a collection of a Wyoming collector in a group of five different Cather titles. The author had no children but did have sibling, neices and nephews. It is possible this signature came from one of them. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Seller: Timothy Norlen Bookseller, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.

Cather, Willa. Youth and the Bright Medusa. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1920.

Price: US$750.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: First Edition, First Printing. An attractive copy with light wear to the edges and minor discoloration to the boards. The pages are clean with no writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A collectable copy of this TRUE FIRST EDITION housed in a worn clamshell slipcase.

Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.

Cather, Willa. Youth and the Bright Medusa. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1920.

Price: US$1500.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: First Edition, First Printing. A wonderful copy. This TRUE FIRST EDITION with 1920 printed on the title page and copyright page is bound in the ORIGINAL publisher's green cloth. The binding is tight with NO cocking or leaning and the boards are crisp with minor wear to the edges. The pages are clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. Overall, a lovely copy with a beautiful facsimile dustjacket from the original in collector's condition. We buy Willa Cather First Editions.

Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.