Dunsany (Lord) The Curse of the Wise Woman
£175
London, Heinemann, 1936.
First edition. 8vo. Original green cloth lettered in gilt. Dust-jacket, priced 7/6.
Set in Ireland, the novel follows a young Anglo-Irish gentleman. Uncommon in jacket.
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Jacket chipped and torn.
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