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The Coming of Christ
by Masefield, John
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- Fine
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
New York: The MacMillan Company, 1928. First Edition / Limited Edition. Leather bound. Fine. Limited edition of The Coming of Christ by John Masefield, signed on the limitation page.. Octavo, 57pp. Red morocco spine, gilt title, raised bands. Marbled covers, matching marbled end papers. Uncut, clean pages. Minor shelf wear to bottom board. Signed limited edition of 350 copies, this being number 118, signed by the author on limitation page. A beautifully bound book. John Masefield was an English poet and Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom in the 1930s.
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- Bookseller
- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 437
- Title
- The Coming of Christ
- Author
- Masefield, John
- Illustrator
- Limited edition of The Coming of Christ by John Masefield, signed on the limitation page.
- Format/Binding
- Leather bound
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition / Limited Edition
- Publisher
- The MacMillan Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1928
- Keywords
- limited edition John Masefield, signed book John Masefield, Jim Davis Masefield, Salt-water Ballads, first edition Jim Davis, first edition Martin Hyde
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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....
- 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...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- 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...
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