Tristan and Isolt, John Masefield — 1st Edition

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Tristan and Isolt, John Masefield — 1st Edition

Name: Tristan and Isolt, John Masefield — 1st Edition
Brand: Broadhursts Books
SKU: 5760
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Publication: London, William Heinemann, Ltd., 1927

Formatting: 8vo, pp. 135.

Condition Report: Near Fine. The original publisher's blue cloth boards are exceptionally bright and clean, free from the typical fading or handling wear. The gilt tooling to the spine and upper board remains brilliant and entirely unoxidised. The binding is impressively tight and square, with sharp corners and no significant bumping. Internally, the text block is remarkably clean and free of foxing, showing just a touch of expected uniform age-toning to the page edges. The scarce original dust wrapper is completely intact without any significant chipping or tears; it displays some light rubbing to the extremities and mild sunning to the spine and panel edges, yet still retains the original "6s. net" publisher's price on the spine. An unusually sharp and well-preserved example.

Catalogue Note: This is the first trade edition, published by William Heinemann in 1927, preceding the limited signed edition. The verso of the title page clearly states "First published 1927" and lists the original cast of the February 1927 Lena Ashwell Players stage production.

While unsigned trade copies of this play are relatively common on the secondary market, finding one complete with an intact, unclipped original dust jacket in such highly presentable condition is uncommonly scarce.

In Tristan and Isolt, John Masefield, who would later serve as Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom for over three decades, breathes vibrant new life into one of the most enduring and tragic romances of Western literature. Crafted as an evocative play in verse, Masefield's interpretation strips away much of the heavier Victorian romanticism, returning a visceral, Celtic earthiness to the Arthurian legend of the doomed lovers.

Book Condition: Near Fine

Book Authors: John Masefield

Book Publisher: William Heinemann, Ltd.

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Antiquarian

Genre: Poetry

Book edition: First Edition

Signed: No

Book Pages: 135

Book Publication Year: 1927

Book Publication Date:

Book Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: N/A

Book Series: N/A

Country/region of manufacture: London, United Kingdom

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