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Lilith, a Dramatic Poem
George Sterling
1926
The Macmillan Company : New York
8" by 5"
[2], xii, [2], 116pp
SUMMARY
George Sterlings brilliant and uncommon fantasy verse drama, scarce to see in the original dust wrapper.
First Edition,Publishers Original Binding,Uncommon,With Dustwrapper
Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed
This book weighs0.5 KG when packed
UK Postage: £ 3.99
US Postage:£ 15.99
EU Postage: £ 13.99
European Postage: £ 14.99
Asia Postage: £ 18.99
Worldwide Postage: £ 19.99
DESCRIPTION
The first edition thus, being the first edition with an introduction by Theodore Dreiser, also with revisions to the text.
An uncommon work.
The second state, with the corrected page 44; originally, a stage direction to this page had been printed upside down, so Macmillan recalled all undistributed copies, cut out page 43/43, and had guled in the corrected page.
In the original price-clipped dust wrapper.
Lilith, a Dramatic Poem is a fantasy verse drama written in blank verse in four acts, considered to be one of the finest works by George Sterling.
Sterling was an American author who was much admired by his contemporaries, including Jack London, Upton Sinclair, and Sinclair Lewis.
CONDITION
In the original publishers cloth binding, in the original price-clipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. A few light marks to the cloth, mostly to the front board. Booksellers label to the rear paste down. Dust wrapper is edge worn, with small chips and closed tears. Larger tear to the tail of the front joint. Light discolouration and handling marks to the wraps. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean.
Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed Good
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine- Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed- Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good- Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good- Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under condition
Good Only- Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair- As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor- Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them
attractive none the less. Major defects will be described.
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