Rhode (John, pseud. Cecil Street) Pinehurst.
£225
A Mystery Story
London, Geoffrey Bles, 1930.
First edition. 8vo. Original orange cloth. Dust-jacket, price neatly excised from spine.
The jacket’s menacing photographic artwork enhances this early Dr Priestley title. An uncommon book in the original jacket.
In stock
Contemporary ink name to front free endpaper, a little minor spotting to preliminary and terminal leaves; cloth very slightly sunned at spine; jacket with price removed from spine, a few small closed tears, but overall a very good copy.
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