Grogan (Gerald) William Pollok and other tales
£395
London, John Lane The Bodley Head, 1919.
First edition. 8vo. Advertisements. Original blue cloth ruled in black. Dust-jacket, correctly priced 7s.
A very good early dust-jacket, uncommon thus. This collection of tale comes from the pen of Scottish author Gerald Grogan, author of the sci-fi novel A Drop in Infinity (1915); the author was killed in the First World War, in 1918.
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Cloth slightly dulled at spine, some rubbing to extremities; jacket a little chipped at spine ends and corners, but overall VG.
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