Barringer (Leslie) Shy Leopardess
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London, Methuen, 1948.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original orange cloth lettered in white. Dust-jacket, price-clipped.
The third and final volume in the author’s Neustrian Cycle.
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A very good copy in price-clipped and somewhat rubbed jacket.
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