Corbett (James) The Man Who Saw the Devil
£325
London, Herbert Jenkins, [c.1934].
First edition, second impression. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket, correctly priced 2/6.
A wonderful, bright jacket on this scarce early printing by a prolific author, who wrote over 40 novels, often with a flair for unusual phrasing that would be lucky to escape the editor’s blue pencil these days.
In stock
Bookplate and shelf-stamp to front pastedown; VG+; jacket a little chipped at corners but really in condition.
Giuseppe Orlando (bookplate).
Bleiler p.49.
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