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A Masque Of Mercy
by Frost, Robert
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Deep River, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1947. First edition. Near fine in light blue cloth covered boards with copper colored text stamping on the spine. An octavo measuring 8 1/2" by 5 1/2" with only hints of rubbing to the cloth at the head and heel of the spine and at the tips of the boards. In a very good dust jacket with the price intact on the front flap with light rubbing and wear to the upper edge of the spine area which is faded as is typical for this title's jacket. 39 pages of dialogue in blank verse. "The setting is a bookstore late at night." The script follows a similar format as introduced in Frost's earlier work: A Masque of Reason. (Crane A31.1)
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Details
- Bookseller
- Town's End Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- TB26520
- Title
- A Masque Of Mercy
- Author
- Frost, Robert
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Henry Holt and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1947
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Town's End Books
Biblio member since 2009
Deep River, Connecticut
About Town's End Books
We purchase and sell only collectible first editions in a number of fields all focused on Americana. We are primarily mail order sellers; however, we are open by appointment and welcome visits from customers.
Glossary
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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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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....
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
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