Volk (Gordon) Cliffs of Sark
£150
London, Skeffington, [1936].
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original green boards. Dust-jacket, priced 7/6.
Gordon Volk was a UK author who specialised in crime adventures. He also wrote under the pseudonym Raymond Knotts. His work The Isle of Men is noted for its lost race theme.
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Private ex-libris stamps to title-page, otherwise internally very good; boards slightly bumped at head of spine; jacket slightly rubbed at extremities, but overall very good.
Map frontispiece; photographic wrap-around jacket image,
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