New York: Sheldon Dick, 1933. First Edition . Hardcover. VGFN/Fair. 4to No. 22 of 84 copies with holograph manuscript poem, signed by the author on the colophon page, out of an edition of 400. Red paper covered boards, tan cloth spine, with title gilt. Printed at the Marchbanks Press on deckle-edged Papier de Rives. Tipped in is a 21 line manuscript poem, in pencil, with 3 lines crossed out and one line added and with corrections, dated Nov-18-29. A little foxing on the endpapers and title page else Fine in the original glassine dust jacket with some chips and tears.

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Bookseller: Lippincott Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 5506
Title: The Serpent in the Wilderness
Author: Masters, Edgar Lee
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - VGFN
Jacket Condition: Fair
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Sheldon Dick
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1933
Bookseller catalogs: Poetry;

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