Melloney Holtspur
by John Masefield
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London : William Heinemann , 1922. Vellum. Very Good. 9" by 6". none . A lovely signed, limited edition copy of John Masefield's tragically romantic play, Melloney Holtspur. A limited edition, signed copy of this play by John Masefield. This edition was limited to five hundred and thirty copies, of which this is numbered 286. The play tells the tragic and romantic story of the Copshrews family. John Masefield was an English poet and writer and was Poet Laureate from 1930 until 1967. In the publisher's original quarter vellum and paper binding. Externally, generally smart with some marks to the spine and boards. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages with some pages remaining unopened. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 829B45
- Title
- Melloney Holtspur
- Author
- John Masefield
- Illustrator
- none
- Format/Binding
- Vellum
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- William Heinemann
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1922
- Size
- 9" by 6"
- Keywords
- Melloney Holtspur John Masefield poet laureate play John Masefield
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Unopened
- A state in which all or some of the pages of a book have not been separated from the adjacent pages, caused by a traditional...
- 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....
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...