The Coming of Christ
signed first edition Hardcover
1928 · London
by Masefield, John
London: William Heinemann, 1928. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. 8vo, vellum-backed bluish-green boards; t.e.g. Limited edition copy 259 of 275 signed by Masefield. First Edition thus. Publisher Nelson Doubleday's copy with his bookplate fixed to front pastedown. Spine lightly darkened, as common, otherwise an exceptionally nice copy; lacks DJ. Doubleday purchased a controlling stake in the English publishing house, Heinemann, in 1921. (Inventory #: JC15195)