Braddock (Joseph) Haunted Houses
£250
London, B.T. Batsford, 1956.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket, price-clipped.
A non-fiction survey of British haunted houses with illustrations by Felix Kelly, whose atmospheric paintings of country houses and gothic interiors were widely admired.
In stock
Cloth slightly softened at head of spine; jacket price-clipped at inner flap, edge wear.
Illustrations by Felix Kelly.
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