CATHER, Willa

DEATH COMES FOR THE ARCHBISHOP

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1929. Harold von Schmidt. First Illustrated Edition. Hardcover. Bound in full vellum with a silver decoration on the front cover and silver lettering on the spine. Illustrated with drawings and designs by Harold von Schmidt, published two years after the novel's first appearance. Copy #80 of only 170 numbered copies SIGNED by the author of what most consider her greatest achievement. Very mild and faint spotting to vellum which maintains a fresh, bright white color. Fine copy, lacking the dustwrapper and slipcase. Item #003543

Price: $1,600.00