Centurion: A Narrative Poem
by Poteat, Edwin McNeill
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- very good: mild bumps to corners, wear to boards and spine, signed and inscribed by author (pictured): "At the suggestion of Dor/no DJ
- Seller
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Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harper and Brothers, 1939. first edition. hardcover. very good: mild bumps to corners, wear to boards and spine, signed and inscribed by author (pictured): "At the suggestion of Dorothy Nyland this is both inscribed and illustrated! Edwin McNeill Poteat [cartoon drawing of Roman centurion saying "Yoo Hoo Don and Eula!" and underneath: THIS IS NOT MARCUS!/no DJ. Cleveland L. Woodward. 8vo 181pp. Stated first edition. Narrative poem by Baptist clergyman, missionary, college president, about a Roman centurion who has a relationship with Mary Magdalene, fathers a child Mark who becomes a disciple of Jesus, and ends as the penitent thief on the cross next to Christ. #01050.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Matthew's Books LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 971
- Title
- Centurion
- Author
- Poteat, Edwin McNeill
- Illustrator
- Cleveland L. Woodward
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - very good: mild bumps to corners, wear to boards and spine, signed and inscribed by author (pictured): "At the suggestion of Dor
- Jacket Condition
- no DJ
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- first edition
- Publisher
- Harper and Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1939
- Keywords
- poetry, christianity, Jesus, centurion, Roman Empire, first edition
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Matthew's Books LLC
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About Matthew's Books LLC
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