Melloney Holtspur :; or The pangs of love
by Masefield, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Very mild rubbing to spine head and foot, extremely gently bumped corners, extremely light soiling to boards, ownership bookplat
- Seller
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Oakland, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: The Macmillan Co, 1922. Limited ed. Hardcover. Very mild rubbing to spine head and foot, extremely gently bumped corners, extremely light soiling to boards, ownership bookplate to front pastedown, else Very Good(+).. Light brown octavo, black spine, gilt to spine, 5 preliminary leaves, 151 pages, b&w illustrations (plan); 23 cm. #162/1000 copies. || Signed by author. || Drama, Theater, English.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bibliope by Calvello Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 88910
- Title
- Melloney Holtspur :; or The pangs of love
- Author
- Masefield, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very mild rubbing to spine head and foot, extremely gently bumped corners, extremely light soiling to boards, ownership bookplat
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited ed
- Publisher
- The Macmillan Co
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1922
- Bookseller catalogs
- Theater;
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About the Seller
Bibliope by Calvello Books
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Oakland, California
About Bibliope by Calvello Books
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Spine
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- Bookplate
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- Gilt
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- Leaves
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- Rubbing
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