The Masque of Queenes

Jonson, Ben; Jones, Inigo

Published by London: The King's Printers, 1930

About this Item

Red vellum covered boards. Gilt title and decoration. Top edge gilt. Boards slightly bowed, a little marked, and stained around head of spine and at top of front paste-down. A few slight splits in the vellum at head of spine and top corner of back board. Pages untrimmed at fore- and bottom edges. Comprises a transcript of the poem with its original directions and side-notes, plates by Inigo Jones, and a facsimile of the manuscript. The pen-and-ink plates are with or without a monochrome wash and, with the exception of plate two, are reproduced to actual size or only a fraction under. No. 13 of an edition limited to 350 copies, with copies numbered 1-188 to be sold in the British Empire, and copies numbered i-cl to be sold in the United States of America. 345 x 215 mm. xvi, 17-39 [65] pp.

Seller Inventory # X4640

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Masque of Queenes
• Publisher: London: The King's Printers
• Publication Date: 1930
• Binding: Hardback
• Condition: Good
• Book Type: Book
• Seller catalogs:
  • Poetry, fiction, literature, criticism