Shadows on the Rock.
de Willa Cather
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- First
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New York, NY Alfred A. Knopf: Borzoi Books, 1931. Hardcover First Edition (1931); so stated. First Edition (1931); so stated. Good: shows a small faint dampstain to the lower corner of the front panel and a thin line of staining along the top edge of same; sunning to the backstrip (the titles remain bold and clearly legible); toning to the outside edges of the front panel and sunning to the top edge of the rear panel, common for Cather's novels published in green cloth; moderate wear to the extremities; a former owner's rubber-stamped design at the upper corner of the front free endpaper; the binding leans slightly but remains secure; the text is clean. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. A carefully-used copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing moderate wear and numerous cosmetic flaws. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (7.75 x 5.35 x 1.25 inches). 280 pages. Language: English. Weight: 19 ounces. Green buckram over boards with pastedown title panels at the front panel and backstrip. Deckle fore-edge. Hardback: Lacks DJ. Shadows on the Rock is a novel by the American writer Willa Cather, published in 1931. The novel covers one year of the lives of Cecile Auclair and her father Euclide, French colonists in Quebec. Like many of Cather's books, the story is driven by detailed portraits of the characters, rather than a narrative plot. Cather won the
Sinopsis
This tale was published in 1931. Willa Cather's Shadows on the Rock tells the tale of a young girl, her widower father, and their friends, all of them working to make a life for themselves in Quebec in 1697.
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- Librería
- Black Cat Hill Books (US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 57151
- Título
- Shadows on the Rock.
- Autor
- Willa Cather
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First Edition (1931); so stated.
- Editorial
- Alfred A. Knopf: Borzoi Books,
- Lugar de publicación
- New York, NY
- Fecha de publicación
- 1931.
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Classic American Fiction; Classic English Literature; Classic American Literature; American Popular Fiction; Vintage Popular Fiction; Modern Fiction First Editions;
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