Peto (Gladys) Told in the Gloaming
£250
London, John Shaw, n.d. [c.1930]..
First edition. 8vo. original cloth-backed pictorial boards. Dust-jacket.
An uncommon title, with charming illustrative artwork by the author & artist Gladys Peto, distinctly rare in the dust-jacket.
In stock
Contemporary gift inscription dated 1932. Book VG+; jacket a little chipped with some closed tears, but overall VG
8 colour plates and cover/jacket artwork by the author.
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