CATHER, Willa (1873-1947). The Professor's House. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1925. FIRST EDITION, TRADE ISSUE.
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May 3, 2022
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CATHER, Willa (1873-1947). The Professor's House. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1925.
8vo. Original purple cloth-backed orange cloth boards, top edge stained red (some very minor soiling); in unrestored dust jacket (some minor soiling, a few short tears). Provenance: sold Charles E. Lauriat Co. (bookseller's ticket on flyleaf).
FIRST EDITION, TRADE ISSUE, written in three parts: Chapter II, "Tom Outland's Story" (which Cather wrote first), is framed by "The Family" (Chapter I), and "The Professor" (Chapter 3). Crane A14.a.i.
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