signed first edition
1922 · New York
by Masefield, John [Edward]
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1922. Octavo, five woodcut illustrations by Judith Masefield, cloth-backed boards, printed paper labels affixed to front and spine panels, t.e.g., other edges untrimmed. First U.S. edition. Copy number 1 of 750 numbered copies signed by Masefield. English poet and writer John Edward Masefield (1878-1967) was Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom from 1930 until his death. Small spot on page [9], else a fine copy in a very good dust jacket with wear at edges, chip from upper spine end, tanning to spine panel and along flap folds, and mild stains along bottom edge of front panel and rear flap fold. (#159678) (Inventory #: 159678)