James Branch Cabell : An Illustrated Bibliography
THE WITCH-WOMAN: A Trilogy about Her
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WW-A1 |
First Printing 1948 |
COMPILATION
Full Title:
Title page recto: [all enclosed in a single ruled box] [in decorative type] The Witch-Woman | [in italic] A TRILOGY ABOUT HER | JAMES BRANCH CABELL | [in italic] " Everywhere is rumored thus the story of the witch- | woman, and of her ageless allure, and of her in- | evitable elusion at the last of all her lovers, | whether crowned or cassocked or | ink-stained, who are | but mortal." | [Kalki device] | N E W Y O R K | FARRAR, STRAUS AND COMPANY • 1948 (see image above).
Title page verso: Copyright 1926, 1928, 1929, 1936, 1948 by James Branch Cabell | All rights reserved, including the rights to reproduce | this book, or portions thereof, in any form. | [Farrar, Straus device] | Designed by Stefan Salter | Manufactured in the U. S. A. by H. Wolff, New York (see image above).
Publication:
New York: Farrar, Straus and Company, 1948
Collation:
Crown octavo [ cm. ( in.) x cm. ( in.)]; 1 blank leaf +162 pp. + 2 blank leaves (blank leaves not counted in pagination); (1) half-title; (2) Books by James Branch Cabell; (3) title page; (4) publication data; (5) Contents (verso blank); 7-18 text of "A Note as to Ettare"; (19) fly-title, THE MUSIC FROM BEHIND THE MOON (verso blank); (21) dedication (verso blank); (23) fly-title, PART ONE; (24) quotation; 25-62 text; (63) fly-title THE WAY OF ECBEN (verso blank); (65) dedication (verso blank); 67-117 text (verso blank); (119) fly-title THE WHITE ROBE (verso blank); (121) edication (verso blank); 123-(161) text (verso blank); 2 blank leaves.
Binding:
Green cloth, yellow lettering and decorations on spine and front cover, all edges trimmed. Spine: [lettered down the spine in decorative type] Cabell • The Witch-Woman • Farrar Straus. Front cover: [Kalki device] (see image above).
Dedications:
For The Music From Behind the Moon: FOR | CARL VAN VECHTEN | [in italic] Whatever hereinafter | he may like (see image above).
For The Way of Ecben: FOR | ROBERT M. McBRIDE | [in italic] this brief and somewhat tragic tale, to commemorate | our long and rather comical association (see image above).
For The White Robe: FOR | FRANCIS NEWMAN | [in italic] —inevitably—this story of dead lovers that were faithful (see image above).
Dust jacket:
White paper, green ground on spine and front panel. Text and decorations in white and green on spine and front panel, else black (see image above).
Spine: [lettered down the spine in decorative type] Cabell • The Witch-Woman • Farrar Straus
Front panel: [in white] JAMES BRANCH CABELL | [in green] THE | [in green decorative type] Witch-Woman | [in white] A TRILOGY ABOUT HER | [Kalki device in green]
Rear panel: [greyscale drawing of Mr. Cabell by William L'Engle] | [12-line quotation from Edward Wagenecht: CABELL: A Reconsideration., College English, No. 9 (February, 1948), pp. 238-246] | FARRAR, STRAUS AND COMPANY | 53 East 34th Street • New York 16, N. Y.
Front flap: [flush right] $2.50 | [in decorative italic] The | Witch-Woman | A Trilogy About Her | by JAMES BRANCH CABELL | [[11-line quote, in italic, from "A Note As To Ettare"] | [15-line portion of blurb in two paragraphs] | [in italic] continued on back flap
Rear flap: [in italic] continued from front flap | [35-line continuation of blurb] | FARRAR, STRAUS AND COMPANY | 53 East 34th Street • New York 16, N. Y.
