Hueston (Ethel) Calamity Jane of Deadwood Gulch
£350
London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1938.
First UK edition. 8vo. Original blue cloth. Dust-jacket, correctly priced 7/6.
The first UK edition of one of a series of popular novels based on the life and adventures of ‘Calamity Jane’ in the wild wild west. Uncommon in the dust-jacket, let alone in such condition.
In stock
A little light spotting; cloth spine a little dulled; jacket a little rubbed with small closed tears, light mark to spine where previous sticker was, but overall VG.
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