The Trial of Jesus
signed first edition Hardcover
1925 · London
by Masefield, John
London: William Heinemann, 1925. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+. 8vo, vellum-backed bluish-green boards; t.e.g. Limited edition copy 511 of 530 signed by Masefield. First Edition thus. Publisher Nelson Doubleday's copy with his bookplate fixed to front pastedown. Spine soiled, as common; but otherwise an exceptionally nice copy. William Heinemann LTD compliments card lain in, bearing the name of C.S. Evans. Doubleday purchased a controlling stake in the English publishing house, Heinemann, in 1921. (Inventory #: JC15191)