Fletcher (J.S.) The Threshing Floor
£135
London, Jarrolds, [1928].
‘New Edition’. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 7/6.
A complex and often dark tale of Yorkshire folk. In attractive Youngman Carter jacket.
In stock
Some foxing; minor sunning to cloth at head of spine; jacket a little chipped at head of spine.
Jacket artwork by Youngman Carter.
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