Death Comes for the Archbishop
by Cather, Willa
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Plus/No Jacket
- Seller
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Granville, New York, United States
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About This Item
NY: Knopf, 1927. First edition, first issue. Hard cover. Published NY: Knopf, 1927, first printing, with typos "happned" on p. 20 and "suppper" on p. 57. 8vo., green cloth with publisher's printed labels. A modernist novel of missionaries in New Mexico, it is considered Catha's best work and remains a classic of modern American literature. On the Modern Library's list of 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century. An attractive, very good plus copy - clean, pages bright, binding tight. Minor darkening/fade to publisher's paper spine label, else very good plus. . 1st. Hard. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. 8vo.
Synopsis
Death Comes for the Archbishop is a 1927 novel by Willa Cather. It concerns the attempts of a Catholic bishop and a priest to establish a diocese in New Mexico Territory. The novel was included on Time Magazine's 100 Best English-language Novels from 1923 to 2005 as well as the Modern Library's list of the 100 Best Novels.
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- Bookseller
- The Wild Muse (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 010252
- Title
- Death Comes for the Archbishop
- Author
- Cather, Willa
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- 1st
- Publisher
- Knopf
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1927
- Size
- 8vo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literary & Modern First Editions;
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The Wild Muse
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About The Wild Muse
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