A Masque of Love, with two inscriptions
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Author: Wood, Charles Erskine Scott
Title: A Masque of Love
Place Published: Chicago
Publisher:Walter M. Hill
Date Published: 1904
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88, [1] pp. 22.4x15.5 cm (8¾x6"), quarter linen with grey boards. One of 500 copies.
Inscribed twice by the author to his second wife's children from her first marriage, one to Albert Field Ehrgott in 1917, the year before his death in a tragic accident when his mother, Sara Bard Field, tumbled down a Marin hillside killing Albert, severely injuring herself, and causing lesser injuries to her daughter Kay and Wood. Two years later, Wood re-inscribed the book to Kay. Pages unopened. Also includes a handwritten list of errata opposite title page.
Condition Report: Toning to boards, internal foxing and toning; overall very good.
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Heading:
Author: Wood, Charles Erskine Scott
Title: A Masque of Love
Place Published: Chicago
Publisher:Walter M. Hill
Date Published: 1904
Description:
88, [1] pp. 22.4x15.5 cm (8¾x6"), quarter linen with grey boards. One of 500 copies.
Inscribed twice by the author to his second wife's children from her first marriage, one to Albert Field Ehrgott in 1917, the year before his death in a tragic accident when his mother, Sara Bard Field, tumbled down a Marin hillside killing Albert, severely injuring herself, and causing lesser injuries to her daughter Kay and Wood. Two years later, Wood re-inscribed the book to Kay. Pages unopened. Also includes a handwritten list of errata opposite title page.
Condition Report: Toning to boards, internal foxing and toning; overall very good.