The Story of a Round-House and Other Poems
by Masefield, John
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
-
VALATIE, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1913 Fifth Printing, October 1915 of the 1913 New and Revised Edition. VERY GOOD+. SIGNED BY MASEFIELD on front endpaper, simply his name, penned in black. Previous owner bookplate on front pasted endpaper - no other markings. A clean, crisp copy, bound in dark maroon cloth cover with gilt lettering front and spine. Cover is lightly rubbed at spine ends, corners and a bit along hinge but is otherwise clean and fresh. Binding tender but intact, hinges firm, no splits or cracks. 5 x 7-1/2"; vi + 303 text pages, 4 pages publisher's ads at rear.. Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Knickerbocker Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002602
- Title
- The Story of a Round-House and Other Poems
- Author
- Masefield, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- The Macmillan Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1913
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry; Yonkers, NY;
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About the Seller
Knickerbocker Books
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VALATIE, New York
About Knickerbocker Books
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- Gilt
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