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CATHER, Willa.. The Professor's House.. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1925.
Price: US$1250.00 + shipping
Description: 283 [1] pp. 8vo, publisher's buckram-backed decorated paper-covered boards with printed paper label on spine; in publisher's slipcase. First edition; No. 208 of 225 copies signed by Willa Cather. Bookplate on front free endpaper; backstrip slightly sunned; light dust-soiling to slipcase. A beautiful copy.
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
Cather, Willa. The Professor's House. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1925.
Price: US$1500.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: pp. 283. #110 of 225 limited edition signed by the author on the limitation page. Near fine quarter green cloth and decorated laid paper covers. The spine has pink paper lable with black lettering. The spine is lightly sunned with a light smudge near the bottom. The label has a vertical crease and a light horizontal line with some light mottling that does not affect the legibility of the lettering. Covers are decorated in still bright green, pink and blue floral design over off- white laid paper. The interior is fine laid paper and deckled edges. Clean and tight throughout; no bookplate. Additional pristine label is affixed at the top to the top of rear pastedown. Stiff mylar dust cover protects the book. Original, numbered slipcase in good condition. Intact slipcase has rubbing on edges and is starting to split on the spine edges. A beautiful copy. Size: Octavo
Seller: The Chatham Bookseller, Madison, NJ, U.S.A.
Cather, Willa. The Professor's House. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1925.
Price: US$1500.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: SIGNED. 283pp. Octavo [20 cm] Orange cloth boards with blue cloth spine. Publisher's orange top stain. No dust jacket. The front board has several small ink stains, and it appears as though someone has subtly tried to rub them out. The spine is rolled, the cloth backstrip is foxed, and the title has faded. The front hinge is a bit soft, and there is a bookseller's ticket on the front free endpaper. Overall, the book is very sturdy. JoAnna Lathrop, Willa Cather: A Checklist of Her Published Writing, p. 100. A novel in which a 52-year-old Midwestern small-town professor gradually becomes disinterested with life, and one in which the house itself plays a key symbolic role, reflecting the character of its protagonist. Cather describes the house at the opening of the novel, as "almost as ugly as it is possible for a house to be." This is a later novel from the author which magnificently crystallizes the prominent themes seen in her earlier works, such as the endurance and acceptance of suffering. Signed trade editions are scarce. This copy is signed by Willa Cather on the title page.
Seller: Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA, Salt Lake City, UT, U.S.A.
Cather, Willa. The Professor's House. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1925.
Price: US$2000.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: The first signed and limited edition ( limitation 225 copies ) published by Alfred A. Knopf in 1925. Quarterbound in green cloth and floral themed paper boards; boards done in pink and green and blue. Printed on deckle edged laid paper. Copy number ( 164 ) noted to both book and slipcase.The book itself is near fine with some toning to the green cloth spine - otherwise bright and free from wear. Slipcase very good with wear to edges but none of the typical structural issues that seem to plague this slipcase. Professor's House was Cather's break though novel.
Seller: The Reluctant Bookseller, Albany, NY, U.S.A.
Cather, Willa. The Professor's House. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1925.
Price: US$3500.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: SIGNED/LIMITED EDITION of 185 copies. This is copy is authentically SIGNED by Willa Catcher on the limitation page. The book is in excellent condition and is bound in the publisher's original cloth. There is NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. Overall, a beautiful copy SIGNED by the author with the publisher's original clamshell slipcase.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.
Cather, Willa. The Professor's House. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1925.
Price: US$4500.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Printing, First Printing SIGNED by Willa Cather on a laid in postcard. A beautiful copy. This ORIGINAL dustjacket is vibrant in color with NO fading to the spine. The book is in great shape. The binding is tight with slight wear to the boards. The pages are clean with no writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A sharp copy of this scarce First Edition SIGNED by the author. We buy SIGNED Willa Cather First Editions.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.
CATHER, Willa.. The Professor's House.. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1925.
Price: US$5500.00 + shipping
Description: 283 [1] pp. 8vo, publisher's full gilt vellum, t.e.g., in a supplied modern slipcase. First edition, first printing, limited issue. No. 19 of 40 copies on Imperial Japan vellum, signed by Willa Cather. A total a 225 copies were so signed. Crane A14.a.i. The spine is dust-soiled; otherwise fine.
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
Cather, Willa. The Professor's House. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1925.
Price: US$5800.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition. Number 34 of a limited 40 copies bound in Imperial Japan vellum and signed by Willa Cather. Near Fine with light foxing to vellum, very slight splaying to boards, light bumping to foot of spine. In Very Good publisher's original slipcase with light edge wear, soiling and toning.
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
CATHER, WILLA.. The Professor's House. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1925, 1925.
Price: US$6500.00 + shipping
Description: First Edition; one of 40 numbered copies on Japan Vellum, signed by Cather. Very nearly fine in the original publisher's slipcase, which has very minor staining and wear. In a custom quarter-morocco clamshell box. 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. The Professor's House (Signed Limited Edition). Alfred A. Knopf, 1925.
Price: US$7499.99 + shipping
Condition: As New
Description: Signed Limited Edition (Copy #38 of 225). Published by Alfred A. Knopf, 1925. Octavo. Bound in white cloth stamped in gold on imperial Japan vellum with sewn-in satin bookmark. Gilt topstain. Signed by Willa Cather on the limitation page in front. Comes with publisher's original paper over boards slipcase with paper spine label intact with hand-written "38". Book is like new; clean and crisp with no writing or ownership markings. Spine straight and corners sharp. Binding tight and pages crisp. Slipcase has some light handling wear and a few light smudges on the paper spine label. An uncommonly fine copy of the very scarce signed limited edition; the first 40 copies of which were printed on Japan vellum. Uncommon with the original slipcase. 283 pages. 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.