Scriven (Gerard F.) The Ghost Shop
£120
London, Samuel Walker, 1948.
First edition. 8vo. Original yellow cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 10s 6d.
Concerns exploits of spooks hired out for hauntings by the Spectral Agency, written by the author of the beloved Wopsy books.
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Book VG; jacket a little chipped at head of spine, light rubbing, but overall a VG+ example.
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