New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1915. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo (21cm); black cloth, with titles stamped in gilt on spine, and large, pictorial label mounted to front cover; dustjacket with die-cut window; [viii],184pp, with color frontispiece illustrated by Spencer Baird Nichols. Some bumping and wear to board edges and spine-ends, resulting in a little board exposure, dust-soil to upper edge of textblock, though contents clean; Very Good+. Dustjacket priced $1.60 net at mid-spine; chipping and small tears along upper edge, with a few smaller nicks and tears along lower edge, and a narrow, 1.5" loss at center of front flap fold; Very Good. Publisher's query card loosely laid in.

"A stirring narrative poem of the adventures of Sir Francis Drake, especially his voyage around the world and his fight with the Spanish Armada" (from front flap).

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Bookseller: Lorne Bair Rare Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 52770
Title: The Lord of Misrule and Other Poems
Author: NOYES, Alfred
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Frederick A. Stokes Company
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1915
Bookseller catalogs: Modern Poetry;

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