Close (Robert S.) Love me Sailor
£60
London, Georgian House, 1945.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket.
In stock
Jacket with a couple of tears.
Illustrations and jacket by Geoffrey W. Ingleton.
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