Davis (Rachel K.) Four Miss Pinkertons
£95
London, Williams & Norgate Ltd, 1936.
First edition. 8vo. Original blue cloth lettered in gilt. Dust-jacket, priced at 7/6.
An autobiographical insight into the public school traditions and ambitions from the author’s youth, including a comparison with the less constricting approaches of similar schools at the time of publication.
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VG+; jacket darkened at spine, some wear to corners with slight loss, a few small closed tears, G+.
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