Goldie (Bertha Barré) The Piper of Arristoun
£175
London, Ward Lock & Co., 1935.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original brown cloth. Dust-jacket, price-clipped, with code ‘658 A’.
Reginald-listed sci-fi.
In stock
Full page gift inscription to front endpaper; jacket clipped, with some wear.
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