Benson (E.F.) Raven’s Brood
£295
London, Arthur Barker, 1934.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original cloth. Second issue dust-jacket, priced 3/6.
A dark Gothic novel set on a Cornish farm, Raven’s Brood centres on old John Pentreath’s fear of God and love of the flesh & drink – a far cry from the work usually associated with the author of the Mapp & Lucia series. Rare in the jacket.
In stock
Foxing, mostly constrained to the extremities of the text-block; cloth rather rubbed, minor mottling; jacket frayed with some wear and chipping to edges, notably the head of spine.
Jacket artwork by Hookway Cowles.
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