O’Donnell (Elliott) Haunted Highways and Byways.
£475
London, Eveleigh Nash, 1914
First edition, signed and inscribed by author on half title. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket.
Elliott O’Donnell was a prolific author known primarily for his books about ghosts.
Rare in jacket and especially signed.
In stock
NF/VG – contents very clean with no inscriptions. The plain wrapper is without loss but faded on spine albeit lettering is still legible
Book plate of one S Heidenfeld on front pastedown.
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