Jack Kelso by Masters, Edgar Lee - 1928-01-01

New York:: D. Appleton. Ex-lib, but nicely cleaned up/Good+ w/o DJ.. 1928.. First Edition..

Appleton, 1928. First Edition. No dustjacket. Bookplate. Owner stamp. Very Good condition. "Gift of the San Francisco Chronicle

D. Appleton and Company, 1928-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. VeryGood+/No DJ, 1928 1st Edition, No Jacket, name stamp twice, booksellers sticker on rear pastedown, few tiny rubs at corners, no other markings, handsome navy boards with gilt lettering & decor on spine & coethat all reads perfect, a nice copy.

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1928. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Spine lettering faded, else a very good or better copy lacking the dustwrapper.

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1928. Hardcover. Near Fine. First edition. Blue cloth gilt decorations. Near fine with light edgewear and fading on the spine.

New York: D. Appleton and Company, MCMXXVIII. First Editon. Octavo, navy blue cloth (hardcover), gilt letters & illus. to upper cover, uncut, 264 pp. Fine, in a torn (several very large chips), mylar protected dust jacket. From dust jacket: Mr. Masters in this poem has created the figure of Jack Kelso as a poet and wanderer with the dimensions of a universal character. To history, Kelso is known as the companion of Lincoln during the early days in New Salem, and as the friend who taught him to enjoy Shakespeare and Robert Burns. In these pages, Kelso is witness to te pageant of American history from 1831 to the present time. His story treats of the Blackhawk War; the Mexican War and the acquisition of Texas; the civil War and te Spanish American War, and te World War, with their effects upon liberty and te purity of government. All is told in rapid and epigrammatic dialogue between characters like Douglas, Lincoln, Kit Carson, Brigham Young and very many more; all in the plot and shifting… Read More

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1928. Hardcover. Fine. First edition. Fine, lacking the dustwrapper.

New York: D. Appleton And Company. Very Good+. 1928. First Edition. Hardcover. Hardcover, no dustjacket. Gilt illustrated blue boards, clean and sharp, age toning to spine, surface scratch to front. Book is firm in binding, previous owner's stamp on front endpaper, clean interior. Commemorative six cent postage stamp that reads "Edgar Lee Masters, American Poet". Free of any markings, not ex-library. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 264 pages .

New York: D. Appleton and Co., 1928. 264 pp. Original blue cloth covers w/ gilt decoration on front cover and gilt title on spine. Very bright and clean. Foxing to pg. text block. DJ spine sunned. Piece missing from head of spine and from top edge. All corners clipped. Contents nice.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

D.Appleton, 1928. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Octavo. In a Mylar dj cover. Uncommon dramatic poem by the author of Spoon River Anthology. Spine title worn off dj.