Steni (L., pseud.) Sailor in a Whirlpool
£95
London, Jonathan Cape, 1930.
First edition. 8vo. Original blue cloth, lettered in gilt at spine. Dust-jacket, correctly priced 7/6.
A tale of deprivation and adversity set near the mouth of the Thames. Scarce in jacket.
In stock
Fine in VG+ jacket.
Jacket artwork by Ann Gillmore Carter.
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