John Masefield — The Taking of Helen

New York, Macmillan, 1923. Cloth. A signed limited edition of John Masefield's retelling of the Greek myth about Helen of Troy. The limited 'autographed' edition. Number 458 out of 750 copies. This limited edition work features John Masefield's poetic retelling of the ancient Greek myth of the beautiful Helen of Troy. John Masefield was a noted English poet and writer. He was poet laureate for over thirty-seven years. His best known works include 'The Midnight Folk', and 'Reynard the Fox&apos. In the publisher's original quarter cloth. In the publisher's original quarter cloth. Externally very smart with slight wear to the extremities and minor marks to the boards. Offsetting to the endpapers with an ink inscription to the front free endpaper and a bookseller's label to the rear. Internally firmly bound with clean and bright pages. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .