James Branch Cabell (1879-1956) is best known for his tales of the imaginary land of Poictesme, where chivalry and galantry live on. All of Cabellâ€(tm)s works from before 1930 (including The Cords of Vanity, an otherwise “mainstream” novel) were assembled into the grand “Biography of the Life of Manuel,” the supposed redeemer of the land of Poictesme, and they form a series which follows Manuel and his descendants through the centuries. Cabell has been a favorite author of many famous writers, raniging from Lin Carter to Robert A. Heinlein. THE CORDS OF VANITY Introduction by Wilson Follett “Mr. Cabell gives an airy chronicle of the love affairs of his hero, Robert Townsend, who has adopted “infancy” as a profession, and never gets out of boyhood. Townsend is also one of the self-hypnotized persons who, in the moment of saying it, believes everything that he says, and thus romances alluringly of himself with no regard to the fetters of factâ€"truly a captivating liar. In this “higher carelessness” all his contradictions and repetitions are merged into a fine unity. By playing at emotion so long he finally breaks down the inward integrities, so that he is not able to realize when he is acting a part and when he is sincere. And his sin overtakes him in the circumstance that, having played at love so long, he finally is not able to love anybody in reality.” â€"Edwin Markham, in N. Y. American
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Hardback Editions
August 2008 : Hardback
| Title: The Cords of Vanity (Large Print Edition) Author(s): James Branch Cabell ISBN: 0-554-23043-7 / 978-0-554-23043-6 (USA edition) Publisher: BiblioLife Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
August 2008 : Hardback
| Title: The Cords of Vanity Author(s): James Branch Cabell ISBN: 0-554-32346-X / 978-0-554-32346-6 (USA edition) Publisher: BiblioLife Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
May 2005 : Hardback
| Title: The Cords of Vanity Author(s): James Branch Cabell ISBN: 1-4219-0822-0 / 978-1-4219-0822-9 (USA edition) Publisher: IndyPublish.com Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
February 2004 : Hardback
| Title: The Cords of Vanity Author(s): James Branch Cabell ISBN: 1-4142-7470-X / 978-1-4142-7470-6 (USA edition) Publisher: IndyPublish.com Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
1929 : Hardback
| Title: Cords of Vanity Author(s): James Branch Cabell Publisher: ROBERT M MCBRIDE & CO Availability: Amazon More details... |
January 1926 : Hardback
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January 1925 : Hardback
| Title: The Cords Of Vanity Author(s): James Branch Cabell Publisher: John Lane The Bodley Head Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
1921 : Hardback
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1920 : Hardback
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September 1919 : Library Binding
| Title: Cords of Vanity (The Collected Works of James Branch Cabell - 46 Volumes) Author(s): James Branch Cabell ISBN: 1-58201-553-8 / 9781582015538 (USA edition) Publisher: Classic Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
1909 : Hardback
| Title: The Cords Of Vanity. Author(s): James Branch Cabell. ISBN: 1-125-39897-3 / 978-1-125-39897-5 Publisher: Doubleday Page Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
Paperback Editions
October 2009 : Paperback
| Title: The Cords of Vanity Author(s): James Branch Cabell ISBN: 1-115-48222-X / 978-1-115-48222-6 Publisher: BiblioLife Availability: Amazon More details... |
October 2009 : Paperback
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October 2009 : Paperback
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October 2009 : Paperback
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October 2007 : Paperback
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October 2007 : Paperback
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April 2007 : Paperback
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May 2005 : Paperback
| Title: The Cords of Vanity Author(s): James Branch Cabell ISBN: 1-4219-0823-9 / 978-1-4219-0823-6 (USA edition) Publisher: IndyPublish.com Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
February 2004 : Paperback
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Other Editions
May 2009 : Kindle edition
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March 2008 : Kindle edition
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1925 : Unknown
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January 1920 : Unknown
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