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Wilder, Thornton Niven.. The Cabala (SIGNED).. New York: Albert & Charles Boni., 1926.
Price: US$85.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Cloth-backed decorative tan boards in red and black. 8vo. First edition, first issue of the author's first book with misprints on pages 196 and 202. Signed by the author on the title page. A very good copy with some light fading to the cloth spine. The text is very good with some scattered foxing and some light creasing to the upper corner of the first 10 pages.
Seller: Robert Wendler Books, Old Saybrook, CT, U.S.A.
Wilder, Thornton Niven.. The Cabala (SIGNED).. New York: Albert & Charles Boni., 1926.
Price: US$85.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Red and black patterned boards backed with red cloth. 8vo. No dust jacket. First edition, first issue with misprints on pages 196 and 202. Inscribed by the author in 1965 on the title page. The noted playwright's first book, a novel about a young American in post-war Rome who meets a secret community of European royalty, expatriate Americans and a Roman Cardinal. A very good, bright copy with almost no wear but some light fading to the spine. The text is very good with some light spotting to a few margins.
Seller: Centerbridge Books, Old Saybrook, CT, U.S.A.
Wilder, Thornton. 1926 Thornton Wilder Autographed Title Page of The Cabala. , 1926.
Price: US$95.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Thornton Wilder (1897-1975) inscribed and signed this excised title page from his first novel, The Cabala, published in 1926 by Albert & Charles Boni of New York. He writes: For Herbert E Morris with the best wishes of Thornton Wilder. Wilder was an American playwright and novelist who was awarded the Pulitzer Prize three times (The Bridge of San Luis Rey, Our Town, The Skin of Our Teeth). He also won the National Book Award for The Eighth Day. 8 x 5. The verso indicates this is the title page from the second and third printing, published July, 1926. Condition: Fine condition with a clear, bold signature.
Seller: Dennis Holzman Antiques, Cohoes, NY, U.S.A.
Wilder, Thornton Niven. The Cabala (INSCRIBED). Albert & Charles Boni, New York, 1926.
Price: US$111.11 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Inscribed By THORTON WILDER. 1926 first edition hard cover in very good condition. No jacket. Tan figured cloth.
Seller: Wm Burgett Bks and Collectibles, san diego, CA, U.S.A.
Wilder, Thornton Niven. The Cabala. Albert & Charles Boni, New York, 1926.
Price: US$129.99 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: New York: Albert & Charles Boni, 1926. First edition, 1926. Meets all first edition points on pages 186, 196 and 212. Personalized inscription signed by the author on the front free endpaper. Tan cloth with black and red pattern, red cloth spine lettered in black, 230 pages, no dustjacket. Light edge rubbing, very minor loss of fabric on the back cover where the patterned fabric meets the spine, rear hinge repaired, front free endpaper appears to have been reattached at one time, sound text block, clean pages free from other names or markings. Inscribed by The Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
Seller: Resource Books, LLC, East Granby, CT, U.S.A.
Wilder, Thornton Niven. The Cabala. Albert & Charles Boni, New York, 1926.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR at title page -"Miss Marian Willoughby with the regards of Thornton Wilder, Lafayette, May 1933". First Issue, with three points at ps. 186, 196, and 202. Very Good, lacking the dust jacket, toning at end pages, slight rubbing at corners of decorative cloth covers. The first novel by the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winning author. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Dale Steffey Books, ABAA, ILAB, Bloomington, IN, U.S.A.
Thornton Wilder. The Cabala. Albert & Charles Boni, 1926.
Price: US$295.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Fine First Edition With All The Points.Presentation Copy."With best wishes of Thorton Wilder." Beautiful Fresh Preserved Copy.
Seller: Jeff Bergman Books ABAA, ILAB, Flemington, NJ, U.S.A.
Wilder, Thornton. The Cabala [A Novel]. Albert & Charles Boni, New York, 1926.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Description: First edition, first issue, of author's first book. 230pp. 8vo. Thornton Niven Wilder (1897 - 1975), American playwright and novelist, won three Pulitzer Prizes, one for fiction (The Bridge of San Luis Rey) and two for plays (Our Town and The Skin of Our Teeth). Inscribed and signed by Thornton Wilder: "For Carlyn R. Leichter with all the best wishes of Thornton Wilder" (on the title page). Recipient's large bookplate on front flyleaf. Recipient's large bookplate on front flyleaf. Former owner's ink name faintly visible on front pastedown. Spine is very slightly browned, else a near fine copy First edition, first issue, of author's first book.
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$375.00 + shipping
Description: First issue of Wilder's first book, this copy in the red patterned cloth. Laid in is an AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED in full by the author dated 18 February 1941 on his personal stationary to a Mr. Ording returning some books and explaining that he "found it impossible to inscribe each of them." The letter is folded in thirds but otherwise in Fine condition. Light pencil signature of previous holder on front endpaper. Fine copy, lacking the scarce dustwrapper
Seller: Charles Agvent, est. 1987, ABAA, ILAB, Fleetwood, PA, U.S.A.
Wilder, Thornton. The Cabala. Albert and Charles Boni, 1926.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: The first edition, published by Albert and Charles Boni in 1926. Bound in publishers red cloth and patterned boards. This copy has been inscribed by Wilder; Annetha L. Wilson. With all the best wishes of the author. Thornton Wilder. The exceedingly uncommon dust jacket lacks the upper one third, narrowing rapidly and in triangular fashion for about one inch into the front panel. The paper abscence is more pronounced to the rear panel, with a triangular section missing which extends roughly half way across its breadth. The book itself is near fine, with just a touch of fading to the spine - consistent with the jacket chips.
Seller: The Reluctant Bookseller, Albany, NY, U.S.A.
Wilder, Thornton Niven. The Cabala. Albert & Charles Boni, New York, 1926.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Publisher's decorative cloth, red cloth backstrip with lettering stamped in black; red and gold patterned dust jacket; 8vo; pp. [4], 230. Inscribed by the author on the FFEP, "For Juan Lopez / from his friend / Thornton Wilder / May 22, 1926 / Princeton, N.J. / 'I won't tell you whether this is true, or an allegory, or just nonsense,' p. 219." Book is very near fine, with just a little light rubbing at spine tips and along edges of boards. Dust jacket somewhat sunned along spine; and lightly chipped along the edges (including a large chip at tail of spine, not affecting text); but presents very nicely in mylar. An excellent copy of the author's first book, with a warm inscription, marking his time at Princeton.
Seller: Sanctuary Books, A.B.A.A., New York, NY, U.S.A.