English Creek (signed by the author)
New York (1956): Atheneum, 1984. First Edition. Octavo. Item #023354
Signed by the author 339(1) pp. A novel set in Montana in the 1930s. It is a novel as luminously American as Cather's writing, Wyeth's painting, and Copland's music. The book follows the events of the two Medicine country's summer, a season of humor and escapade as well as drama. It is the fourth of July, a time of rodeo and picnic and all-night square dance, is the summer's social zenith, brought to life in a scene of unforgettable beauty. A fine copy bound in 1/4 rust cloth over orange paper covered boards lettered in gilt, spine lettering gilt, top edge red, in near fine unclipped, pictorial dust jacket with light crease to rear flap. Laid in is a notice of the Seattle Public Library Foundation's 2006 Spring Luncheon with Ivan Doig giving an introduction.
Price: $125.00