The King's Henchman. A Play in Three Acts by MILLAY, Edna St. Vincent - 1927

N.Y., Harper & Brothers, n.d. [1928].. Hard Cover. [6], 132 p. "Sixteenth Printing October 1928." First published in February 1927. Written as a libretto for an opera with music by Deems Taylor (1885-1966) which was a success at the Met, but never revived. Vg, slight damage to paper spine-label / no dj. Stock #101,449. 20th century American literature, theater, poetry, verse

New York NY: Harper & Brothers. 1927. Fifteenth Printing. Hardcover. Very Good with no dust jacket; bookplate. Edgewear; Time: Tenth Century Place: England; 132 pages .

Harper & Brothers. G+/NONE. 1927. Hardcover; 15th Printing. Blue/black boards. Paper label on spine almost gone. Inked gifted ownership. Front hinge cracked making text somewhat shaky but nothing is falling apart. Light cover usage showing. Text is quite clean. ; Sma;; 8; 132 pages .

NY: Harper & Bros. 1927. First Edition. Hard Cover. Prev owner name and address to front end paper, light toning to endpapers, spine label lightly rubbed. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 132 pages. clph

NY, Harper & Brothers, MCMXXVII [1927]. First Edition. Hard Cover. [8], 132 p., woodcut frontis. First edition ("B-B" = Feb. 1927 on verso of t.-p.). Written as libretto to an opera with music by Deems Taylor (1885-1966), a success at the Met but never revived. VG, paper spine-label darkened. Stock#101448a. Another copy contains full-page magazine photo of the poet at work, referring to play and Met production, dated May 1927, VG/no dj, Stock#101448b (dr). Another copy, fragments of dj attached, stock#101448c (dr).

Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2005-05-04. Paperback. Good.

Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2010-09-10. Paperback. Good.

New York and London: Harper & Brothers, 1927 Early edition. Publisher's three-quarter black cloth and blue paper-covered boards with white paper spine label lettered in black. About very good with some light wear to extremities, toning to spine and page edges, both hinges starting, small bookseller's sticker to front free endpaper. Presents well. Yost 31. The King's Henchman is a story inspired by the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, a set of manuscripts written in the ninth century that detail the history of the Anglo-Saxons in England. Millay's story tells of the travels of Aethelwold, a henchman to the fictional king of England, who falls in love with the woman that the king is supposed to marry and finally kills himself out of guilt for denying them both a marriage to each other. This story was first written as the libretto for an opera commissioned by the Metropolitan Opera in New York. American composer Deems Taylor enlisted Millay as his librettist upon the suggestion from his wife.… Read More

Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2005-05-04. Paperback. Used:Good.

HARPER & BROTHERS NEW YORK LONDON, 1927. FIRST EDITION. Hardcover. Used; Very Good. BLUE BOARDS LIGHTLY SOILED, DARK TANNING TO PAPER LABEL ON SPINE, FOXING TO ENDPAPERS AND PREVIOUS OWNERS BOOKPLATE PRESENT, SOME SPLITTING ON FRONT ENDPAPER TO BINDING BUT STILL INTACT, TANNING TO EDGE OF PAGES BUMPING TO CORNERS AND ENDS OF SPINE OTHERWISE NICE COPY