Masque Mercy, Signed (26 results)

Cloth. Condition: Fine. 1st Limited Edition. First limited edition: one of 750 numbered copies SIGNED by the author. This is copy 51. Printed at The Spiral Press. Fine in quarter dark blue cloth and tan paper covered boards, gilt titles on a small black cover label with gilt spine titles on a black panel; in the very nearly fine publisher's tan, unlettered cardboard slipcase that shows a bit of shelfwear. A Masque of Mercy is a blank-verse dramatic narrative that, along with A Masque of Reason (1945), probe whether man's best efforts would be good enough in God's sight. In A Masque of Mercy, Frost playfully "investigates" Jonah's rebellion. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Signed by RF and numbered 84. About fine with the original glassine DJ laid-in the rear and it appears about 95% complete. I hesitate to unfold it as it could be fragile, let this fall to the new owner to decide. Slipcase is likewise near fine with only a few small rubs/discolorations to show its age, photos always available. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Used: Very Good. Signed by Robert Frost on limitation page; this is #697 of 751. Book is VG and slip-case is good with a stain at bottom edge that did not go through; this is a clean, tight copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 10 x 7", cloth backed boards, 46pp, a very nice, clean, fresh copy in a worn slipcase. LIMITED TO 751 NUMBERED COPIES (this is copy #422) SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, ROBERT FROST.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition, Limited Edition. About Fine condition. Limited edition, this copy #221 of 751, and signed by Frost on the limitation page. Slim 8vo. size, 46 pp. Bound in quarter navy blue buckram lined in gold over tan paper boards with cover and spine titles in gold and black, with two-tone text in blue and black. A special edition of Frost's droll meditation on the persistent intrusion of the ultimate into the mundane. Apart from a very slight browning on the gutters of the pastedowns--likely a reaction from the glue, hence About Fine rather than Fine--the book is pristine, beautifully tight, bright, clean and clear, and is likely unread. In a VG+ tan papered board slipcase with one small stain near the bottom and a few scattered small spots of light soiling and very minor wear, but otherwise very tight and solid. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. This is the first, limited, numbered, and signed edition of one of iconic American poet Robert Frost's precious few dramatic works. This limited edition was printed for the publisher, Henry Holt and Company, by The Spiral Press in September 1947 and is given publication precedence over the first trade edition. 751 copies of this first and limited edition were produced, each signed by Frost on the hand-numbered limitation page. This is copy "717" signed "Robert Frost". This limited edition was bound in quarter dark blue linen cloth over tan paper-covered boards with gilt rule transitions, the front cover with an inset dark brown, gilt-stamped title and author panel. The contents were printed on white laid paper. The volume was issued in an unadorned tan paper-covered card slipcase.This copy is in very good plus condition, retaining the original slipcase. The binding is square, clean, tight, and sharp-cornered with mild, superficial abrasions to the bottom corners and edges. The contents are bright, retaining a pleasingly crisp feel with no previous ownership marks. The sole interior defect is spotting, which appears entirely confined to the endpapers. The binding is now protected beneath a clear, removable mylar cover that fits within the slipcase. The original slipcase is intact, with some wear to extremities occasionally exposing the card beneath the tan paper and superficial moisture stains to the top and bottom edges. Iconic American poet Robert Lee Frost (1874-1963) is "generally not known as a dramatist despite his lifelong love of the theater and despite the fact that many of his best poems owe a large part of their greatness to their dramatic nature Frost's most important 'plays,' however, may be his two masques, A Masque of Reason (1945) and A Masque of Mercy (1947). Though both pieces have been staged, they are best considered as closet dramas in which distinctly human, American, and modern prototypes engage in theological/ideological debate via colloquial blank verse. A Masque of Reason concerns itself chiefly with the individual's treatment of God, A Masque of Mercy focuses more on God's treatment of the individual. Specifically, the masque probes the prophet Jonah's difficulty in reconciling Old Testament justice with New Testament mercy. Jonah believes that, in offering mercy to unbelievers, God is failing to dispense justice properly The merits of Jonah's position are debated in a contemporary New York City bookstore by Paul the Apostle (the primary author of New Testament mercy) and My Brother's Keeper (a proponent of social justice through 'New Deal' programs of wealth redistribution Again, Frost emphasizes the limitations of humanity's knowledge of God."A Masque of Mercy was published at a time when Frost's stature had risen to an apex sufficient for publishers and his reading public to indulge his literary experiment. By 1947, Frost had already won all of his still-unrivaled four Pulitzer Prizes for poetry (1924, 1931, 1937, and 1943). Frost spent the final decade and a half of his life as "the most highly esteemed American poet of the twentieth century" with an accumulating hoard of academic and civic honors. Two years before his death he became the first poet to read in the program of a U.S. Presidential inauguration (Kennedy, January 1961). Reference: Crane A27; Tuten and Zubizarreta; New York Times; ANB The Signed and Limited issue of the first edition.

8vo. quarter cloth over paper-covered boards, leather cover and spine labels. 46 pages. First limited edition limited to 751 numbered copies signed by Robert Frost. Lacking the slipcase. Removed exlibrary spine label as well as a evidence of a removed bookplate on the rear pastedown. Two small ex-library ink stamps on front a rear pastedowns. Else a near fine copy. quarter cloth over paper-covered boards, leather cover and spine labels.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Trade Edition. First trade edition, hardcover, signed by author, has very slight skew to spine, very slight bumps to spine ends and lower corners, slight shelfwear to edges and upper corners, and very slight sunning to top edge, otherwise a solid VG+ copy in VG dustjacket which has light sunning to spine, slight bumps to spine ends and corners with closed tear to lower rear corner, and some slight edgewear.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Signed limited edition #40 of 751 copies, near fine blue cloth over paper boards shows a tiny puncture tear at hinge of rear end papers, else tight and clean, in very good slipcase that shows toning and soil. 46 pages. Still an attractive copy of this short drama from the legendary poet that ".purports to be the 43rd chapter of the book of Job, which only has 42 capters."Wikipedia" Signed. Signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Limited signed edition hardback book (46 pages)with slipcase titled A MASQUE OF MERCY by Robert Frost. Published Henry Holt and Company in 1947 in a limited edition of 751 copies (#591)and signed by author on statement of limitation page. Light rubbing/scuffing to slipcase with small thin blemish at lower right edge and lower left tip. Book in excellent condition. Bookseller since 1995 (UL-2-middle-flat) rareviewbooks Language: eng. Signed by Author(s).

Limited to 750 copies Signed by Robert Frost, this no. 166. Printed at The Spiral Press. Slim quarto. 46p (ii). Printed in blue and black. In the publisher's binding of quarter blue cloth over tan paper-covered boards with spine and cover labels gilt on a black ground. Fine in tan slipcase with minor splits and light wear Limited to 750 copies Signed by Robert Frost, this no. 166. Printed at The Spiral Press. Signed.

Octavo. [48] pp. Charcoal cloth over golden tan paper boards. Title in gilt on a black background on front cover and spine. Fine in original glassine dust jacket (glassine torn). In publisherĠs cardboard slipcase. One of 751 copies, signed by the author. Printed at the Spiral Press.

Cloth & Boards. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Limited Numbered Edition. A handsome Limited Numbered Edition signed by the author on the limitation page and numbered 129 of 751 Limited Edition copies. In fine navy and gold cloth & boards, the book is in fine unread condition and the interior is clean and bright. With the original glassine jacket that has major tears and missing pieces. The original slipcase is complete and solid but shows moderate wear the open edges. A special signature by one of America's favorite poets.

Signed limited edition of Frost's play of the purported last chapter in the book of Job. Royal octavo, original half cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel. One of 751 numbered copies boldly signed by Robert Frost in black ballpoint on the limitation page, this is number 177. In fine condition in the original publisher's slipcase which is in near fine condition. American poet Robert Frost was honored frequently during his lifetime and is the only poet to receive four Pulitzer Prizes for Poetry. He became one of America's rare "public literary figures, almost an artistic institution" and was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in 1960 for his poetic works. Known for his realistic depictions of rural life and his command of American colloquial speech, Frost frequently wrote about settings from rural life in New England in the early twentieth century, using them to examine complex social and philosophical themes.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Octavo, beige paper-covered boards and dark blue cloth with panels lettered in gilt; dust wrapper, with two small tears. Limited edition. One of 751 numbered copies, signed by Frost. Crane A31. A handsome copy in publisher's slipcase. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcovers. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Limited edition of 751 numbered copies signed by Frost on the limitation page. Copy #223. Printed at The Spiral Press. Glassine dustwrapper. Slipcase. The slipcase has two small rubs on the paper covering; otherwise, it is in Fine condition. The dustwrapper has a two inch closed tear on the spine fold and a chip at the spine topedge, a one inch tear on the rear panel topedge and minor edgewear; the tears have internal tape reinforcement; it is in Good condition. The book is a tight, bright copy in Fine condition. Signed by Author(s).

First Edition and a FINE ASSOCIATION COPY INSCRIBED BY ROBERT FROST, dated 1950. 8vo, publisher's original light blue cloth lettered in gilt on the spine. In the original dustjacket. [6], 23, [1 blank] pp. A very fresh and well preserved copy, the blue cloth excellent but for trivial rubbing at the extremities, quite handsome with only some expected age mellowing and a small chip at tip of the lightly faded jacket spine panel. A few unobtrusive spots on three early leaves likely caused by something once laid in. FIRST EDITION AND A FINE AND PLEASING SIGNED ASSOCIATION COPY, inscribed by Frost to Virginia Proctor, secretary to Harvard President James Byrant Conant. Though Frost tenure at Harvard was short, his friendship with Mrs. Proctor lasted well beyond his years in Cambridge. It was President Conant who first cited Frost as "The Poet of New England" when Frost was given an honorary degree of Litt.D. in 1937. In 1938 Frost resigned from Amherst and was elected to Harvard's Board of Overseers and that year also saw him placed in the English department at the university. Conant reappointed Frost for the years 1939 through 1942. Though Frost's formal ties with Harvard would end in that year, his association with Virginia Proctor would continue for years following. The inscription on this 1947 publication reads, "To Virginia / From R. F. Frost / 1950" This is the FIRST EDITION of Robert Frost's experiment in blank verse play in which Biblical characters in modern settings discuss ethics and man's relation to God. "Mr. Frost, who has never been impressed by superficial orthodoxies, rolls up his poetic sleeves and discusses the possibility of reconciling justice with mercy in a sharp wit, a firm logic, and a strong faith in God and man. Here is proof again, and shining proof, of his genius."- Publisher.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First edition, limited issue. Fine in near fine original unprinted glassine dustwrapper with small nicks, in about fine slipcase. Copy number 337 of 751 copies Signed by Robert Frost.

Signed limited first edition, one of 751 numbered copies, this is number 690. Octavo, original half cloth. Fine in the rare original dust jacket which is in very good condition and the original slipcase which is in near fine condition. A Masque of Mercy, which is a modern rendition of the Book of Jonah, is the second of a pair of blank verse plays composed by Frost âon the linked subjects of justice and mercy, and the reason men applied toward the understanding of bothâ (Thompson and Winnick, 117).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. LIMITED EDITION of 751 copies. This copy is SIGNED by Robert Frost. The book is in nice shape with some rubbing to the spine. There is NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A lovely copy SIGNED by the author. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. SIGNED/LIMITED EDITION of 751 copies printed authentically SIGNED by Robert Frost. This is copy number 25 with the ORIGINAL publisher's slipcase. The book is in great shape with some rubbing to the spine. The binding is tight with NO cocking or leaning and the boards are crisp. There is NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. Overall, a beautiful copy SIGNED by the author in collector's condition. Signed by Author(s).

First edition. First printing. Limited issue; no. 100 of 751 signed copies. Blue linen spine over paper-covered boards; gilt spine and cover labels; 46pp. A crisp, Fine copy, lacking both the (unprinted) glassine wrapper and the slipcase. Printed at Joseph Blumenthal's Spiral Press. CRANE A31. Signed.

1st Edition. First edition, signed issue , limited to 751 numbered copies, signed by Robert Frost. 46pp. Printed by The Spiral Press. 8vo. The scene for this play is a booksller's shop. Original price was $7.50. Crane A31 Cloth spine, paper-covered boards, gilt stamped spine and cover labels, A fine, bright copy in publisher's slipcase box; fragile slipcase box has wear at tips of corners, else box is bright 46pp. Printed by The Spiral Press. 8vo First edition, signed issue , limited to 751 numbered copies, signed by Robert Frost. Signed.

30, [4] pp. 1 vols. 8vo. 1st Edition. First edition, one of 751 copies, signed by Frost. Printed at the Spiral Press. 30, [4] pp. 1 vols. 8vo. The scene for this play is a booksller's shop. Original price was $7.50. Crane A31 Blue cloth and tan boards. Very fine in original slipcase First edition, one of 751 copies, signed by Frost. Printed at the Spiral Press. Signed.

FROST, Robert. A Masque of Mercy. Orig. cloth-backed boards. N.Y.: Henry Holt, [1947]. First edition. One of 751 numbered copies signed by the author. Boxed. A fine copy. Signed.

First Edition. MASQUE OF MERCY, Henry Holt, 1947, first edition, fine in spine chipped fragile glassine dust-wrapper housed in the publishers vg/vg+ slipcase. 1/751 copies specially bound and SIGNED by the author.