Alexander Marlowe — The Unthrown Stone

Boston, The Gorham Press, 1918 . First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition of Marlowe"s prophetic religious poem, a presentation copy inscribed by the author to a clergyman. In the publisher's original green cloth binding. First edition. An author"s presentation copy, inscribed to the front free endpaper: "To my friend the Reverend J. E. Kennedy with the compliments of the Author."A very scarce copy of this work, with just two copies held institutionally at the Hathi Trust Digital Library and the University of East Anglia Library. A First World War–era religious poem in seven parts. The work moves from the Gethsemane narrative to apocalyptic visions, with poems, "Introduction," "Gethsemane and Golgotha," "The Resurrection and the Ascension," "The Mystery Age," "The World War," "The Great Tribulation," and "The Battle of Armageddon." In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities. Author's inscription to front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean if typically age toned. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine .