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THE KING'S HENCHMEN
by Millay, Edna St. Vincent
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good / Very Good
- Seller
-
Eugene, Oregon, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1927. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good / Very Good. Octavo, 7.8 in. x 5.3 in., pp. 132. First Edition ("B-B"). Dark blue half calf over light blue paper boards. Black title on beige panel affixed to spine. Top corners nudged. Previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown. Ink stamp mark to rear free endpaper. Light rubbing to edges of dustjacket. Price clipped. From the dustjacket: "The King's Henchmen is a lyric drama of Saxon England, a play of rare beauty dealing with a story of profound love..."
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- Bookseller
- Aardvark Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 87155
- Title
- THE KING'S HENCHMEN
- Author
- Millay, Edna St. Vincent
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good / Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1927
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Aardvark Rare Books
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Eugene, Oregon
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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....
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- 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...
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