John Brown's Body; With a New Introduction by Archibald MacLeish; Illustrated by Barry Moser with original wood engravinngs printed by the artist
New York: Book-of-the-Month Club, 1980. Hardcover. First Printing. xv, [3], 360, [2] p., frontispiece and 10 leaves of plates; 27 cm. Maroon and red cloth with gilt spine title and small orange pastedown on front cover. Top page edges red. Facsimile of the author's manuscript on endpapers. Red ribbon bookmark. Illustrated dust jacket. Slipcase covered in maroon cloth with small illustrated pastedown on front. American author Stephen Vincent Benet (1898-1943) won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for this lengthy narrative poem about the American Civil War, first published in 1928. A heavy book; for international shipping, the U.S. Postal Service requires that it be shipped by priority/expedited shipping. Book is in Fine Condition: clean and tight. Dust jacket is in Near Fine Condition: spine is slightly browned; clean and solid. Slipcase is in Very Good+ Condition: faded along edges; clean and solid. Fine / near fine. Item #010883
Price: $45.00