Dick (R.A., pseud. Josephine Leslie) The Ghost & Mrs Muir
£375
London, Harrap, 1947.
First UK edition. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket, correctly priced 7/6.
A very good UK first edition of this famous tale by Irish author Josephine Leslie, adapted into an American romantic fantasy film starring Gene Tierney and Rex Harrison in 1947, and a 1960s TV series.
In stock
Ink gift & ownership markings to front free endpaper, otherwise internally very good; jacket with chips and tears and some creases.
Jacket artwork by Jack Matthew.
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