Make Bright the Arrows

Edna St. Vincent Millay

Harper & Brothers, 1940. First edition, first printing.

$35One copy · this copy

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Book: Very Good
Our ref: RCB-02615f964e32

What we checked, and where to see itRCB-02615f964e32 · 9 photographs of this copy

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Harper date code 'K-P' decodes to October 1940 (first printing)

examined on the copy in hand

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examined on the copy in hand

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Title page: Harper & Brothers Publishers, New York and London, 1940

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No later-printing statement present

examined on the copy in hand

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Gift inscription dated December 1940 ('Kelley' to 'Pook') is an owner's hand, not the author's

examined on the copy in hand

Flaws, each one named

rubbing and chipping to yellow spine label

noted on the copy in hand

darkening/soiling to spine label

noted on the copy in hand

soiling and staining to front board

see it — photograph 3

bumped corners

noted on the copy in hand

rubbing to spine ends and board edges

noted on the copy in hand

owner's gift inscription dated December 1940, signed Kelley

noted on the copy in hand

This copy

First edition

What a true first shows: Harper & Brothers, New York/London, 1940. First printing states 'FIRST EDITION / PRINTED FROM TYPE' on the copyright page, with the Harper letter code 'K-P' (K = October, P = 1940) confirming the first printing.

Photographs show the exact copy you will receive. Every flaw we found is listed above; if we missed one, the return is on us.