Farjeon (J. Jefferson) The House of Disappearance
£85
London, George G. Harrap, 1932.
Third impression. 8vo. Original decorative cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 1/-.
Harrap Shilling Library imprints with surviving dust-jackets are genuinely uncommon. Dorothy L. Sayers wrote of the author “unsurpassed for creepy skill in mysterious adventures.”
In stock
Ink name to head of half-title, some light marking; cloth slightly softened at head of spine; jacket with some chipping and edge wear.
Jacket artwork by Perl.
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