The Chalice of The Chipped Ruby by Bay, J. Christian - 1922

Very Good. 1922; Chicago; gray paper covered boards with gray cloth spine covering; covers are faded; fore-edge is rough cut; interior is clean and unmarked; 12mo, 6 3/4" to 7 3/4" tall; 91 pages

Chicago: Walter M. Hill Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1922, 12mo, 91pp. Boards with cloth spine, very light stain on front cover, else G+. Presentation notation to the previous owner by Louisville poet Marguerite Rosebery. A story that follows a ruby through several centuries, and several owners, until it's current destination at a Trappist monastery..

Cedar Rapids, IA: The Torch Press, 1942. Second Edition. Hardcover. Very Good with no dust jacket/No Jacket. Signed and inscribed delightfully to a named individual at the front free endpaper. Crisp pages bear age-toning in the margins and a small patch of brown staining on the front pastedown but are otherwise clean; square binding, though with outward curving to both boards; small spots of wear scuffing and reddish smudges in a few places on front and back, a droplet mark and modest toning to the pastedown title panel on the spine, and mild shelfwear at spine ends; otherwise excellent. 109pp.; Signed by Author.

Paperback / softback. New.

Chicago: Walter M. Hill, 1922. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Duodecimo. Printed by The Torch Press for the legendary Chicago bookseller Walter M. Hill. Original quarter olive cloth over gray boards with title label. Issued in a limited run, and very scarce. A very good copy with mild rubbing to title label.

Hardback. New.

Hardback. New.

Walter m Hill, Chicago. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Signed. > INSCRIBED by Author(s) | Inked inscription by author to FFEP. Pencil scribble to rear endpapers. Rough cut pages are age tanned, but clean. Boards have some aging. Dust jacket has corner and edge wear. Shelf wear/soil. Has Mylar protector. > DJ Very Good | > Language: English | > Size: 12mo - over 63/4 in - 73/4 in tall | > Media/Binding: Hardcover |