THE GOLDEN LEGEND OF ETHIOPIA. The Love-Story of Mâqedâ, Virgin Queen of Axum & Shêbâ, & Solomon the Great King
by Wheeler, Post
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Durham, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
New York: D. Appleton-Century Co., 1936. vi, 184, [1] pages, plus color frontispiece. Near fine in like dust jacket. Corners of book and jacket bumped; jacket a little worn at ends of spine panel and with a tiny tear at head of rear panel and a minuscule chip to upper corner of front panel; still a nice, bright copy. FIRST EDITION. PRESENTATION INSCRIPTION SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, on the verso of the frontispiece. It reads: "To Eleanor Schoberlin -- This, the oldest love tale that has come down to us in our Western literatures (for of Troy's Helen we know only the name, of her love-story nothing) a tale burning with the sun of the desert Mâqedâ crossed to find the King of her Heart, before the oldest tomb was hewn in rose-red Petra. Post Wheeler." Eleanor Jeffrey Schoberlin corresponded with a number of contemporary writers and was married to Melvin Harold Schoberlin (1912-1977), a noted Stephen Crane scholar and collector. George Post Wheeler (1869-1956) was an American diplomat who served his country in embassies around the world from 1906 to 1934. He was also the author of a number of books, including several other works on world folklore.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Eilenberger Rare Books, LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0000458
- Title
- THE GOLDEN LEGEND OF ETHIOPIA. The Love-Story of Mâqedâ, Virgin Queen of Axum & Shêbâ, & Solomon the Great King
- Author
- Wheeler, Post
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- D. Appleton-Century Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1936
- Bookseller catalogs
- AFRICA;
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About the Seller
Eilenberger Rare Books, LLC
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Durham, North Carolina
About Eilenberger Rare Books, LLC
An online shop focusing on Americana, particularly books pertaining to the South, and offering rare, scholarly, and antique books on a variety of other subjects. Proprietor David J. Eilenberger worked for over five years at respected firms in the A.B.A.A. before establishing the company in 2010. In addition to books, we are interested in acquiring broadsides, ephemera, 19th-century photographs, and manuscripts. Member Independent Online Booksellers Association since 2017.
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