Domnei: A Comedy of Woman Worship

New York: Robert M. McBride & Co., 1920.

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Hardcover. First edition with this title, the novel was revised from his 1914 book *The Soul of Melicent*, reissued to capitalize on the success of *Jurgen* and to add suppressed passages from the author's original manuscript. New preface by Joseph Hergeshimer. Spine lettering dull, and readable only with difficulty, slight scuffing to the front pastedown where something was neatly removed, else a tight, near fine copy lacking the dustwrapper. Rockwell Kent-designed bookplate of the poet and critic Louis Untermeyer, and Inscribed by Cabell: "For Louis Untermeyer, This book with a beautiful preface. James Branch Cabell. 2 November 1920." An engraved Christmas card from Cabell and his wife is affixed to the rear pastedown.

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Item #98417 Domnei: A Comedy of Woman Worship. James Branch CABELL.

James Branch Cabell
birth name: James Branch Cabell
born: 4/14/1879
died: 5/5/1958

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To remind an editor of the correct pronunciation of his name Cabell wrote: "Tell the rabble my name is Cabell."more