Wurr (H.J) The Giant Hunchback
£195
London, Rich & Cowan, 1939.
First edition. 8vo. Original orange cloth. Dust-jacket, price-clipped.
Visually intriguing jacket artwork, and a tale of espionage, treasure, murder, and at least one giant hunchback, of course.
In stock
Jacket artwork by ?Valda.
Gift inscription on front pastedown; cloth slightly mottled; jacket chipped with some tape repairs.
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