Item #492 Cords of vanity. James Branch Cabell.
Cords of vanity
Cords of vanity
Cords of vanity

Cords of vanity

New York: Doubleday Page & Co., 1909. 5.25" x 7.75" pp. xx, 341, [1]; first edition. Red cloth boards with white stamping are clean with some minor bending at corners. Endpapers have light toning. Text is clean and crisp. Very good.

An early entry into Cabell's fantasy repertoire, beginning the common theme of fairytale romance versus the complications of reality and a man caught in the middle of it all. Item #492

James Branch Cabell (1879-1958) was an American fantasy fiction author from Virginia whose novels peaked in popularity in the 1920s. Known for his escapist, ironic, and satirical stories, Cabell published 52 books in his lifetime.

Price: $80.00

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