Murdoch (Iris) The Flight from the Enchanter
£395
London, Chatto & Windus, 1956.
First edition. 8vo. Original brown cloth. Dust-jacket, price-clipped.
An attractive first edition of the author’s second novel, in the wonderful Edward Bawden dust-jacket.
In stock
A very good; jacket price-clipped with slight toning to spine and lower panel, but overall a very good example.
Jacket artwork by Edward Bawden.
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