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The Masque of Poets
by O'Brien, Edward J
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Greenwood, South Carolina, United States
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About This Item
New York : Dodd, Mead and Company, 1918. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fine cloth first edition with gilt lettering on spine and gilt design on front cover. Very Good DJ in protective mylar cover. DJ has a 1 inch tear at top of spine and various small closed tears, chipping, and wear around edges. Book spine is straight and tight. Light age toning to all pages commensurate with age. Minor shelf wear to bottom of spine. There is a signature on the front free endpaper by Harriet O'Shea. She was not one of the authors in this volume but a significant figure in the education and psychological professions in the early 20th century. Her professional papers are housed at Purdue University. Some pencil marks on endpapers. 133 pages.
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Details
- Bookseller
- William Ramsey Rare Books & Manuscripts
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000261
- Title
- The Masque of Poets
- Author
- O'Brien, Edward J
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Dodd, Mead and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1918
- Pages
- 133
- Keywords
- poetry, anthology, literature, modernism
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Terms of Sale
William Ramsey Rare Books & Manuscripts
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
William Ramsey Rare Books & Manuscripts
Biblio member since 2018
Greenwood, South Carolina
About William Ramsey Rare Books & Manuscripts
William Ramsey Rare Books & Manuscripts specializes in modern poetry and southern history, with an emphasis on first and signed editions.
Glossary
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
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