T F Powys 1st Ed 1924 Mark Only Engish Comic Novel Hardcover w/Dustjacket

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Hardcover. 8vo. Published by Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1924. 267 pgs. First US Edition/First Printing. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Novel of a village priest who "liked to teach all who were near him about the odd doings of nature". In the shadow of Dodderdown Church, heavy clouds gather one Sunday in December. A baptism is underway, and the principal character, Mr. Andrews, is asked for the name of the child. In a moment of confusion, he responds, “Mark only.” The priest, unwittingly, baptizes the child with this accidental name, setting in motion a life of misfortune.

Tags: 1924 Alfred A. Knopf English Hardcover Literature Literature & Fiction Mark Only New York North America Original T F Powys T. Mark United States

Categories: Textbooks, Education & Reference

Specifications

Language	English
Place Of Publication	New York
Binding	Hardcover
Publisher	Alfred A. Knopf
Character Family	Mark Only
Year Printed	1924
Country Of Origin	United States
Topic	Literature
Author	T. F.Powys
Region	North America
Original/Facsimile	Original
Subject	Literature & Fiction

Hardcover. 8vo. Published by Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1924. 267 pgs. First US Edition/First Printing. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Novel of a village priest who «liked to teach all who were near him about the odd doings of nature». In the shadow of Dodderdown Church, heavy clouds gather one Sunday in December. A baptism is underway, and the principal character, Mr. Andrews, is asked for the name of the child. In a moment of confusion, he responds, “Mark only.” The priest, unwittingly, baptizes the child with this accidental name, setting in motion a life of misfortune.