Rourke (Louise) The Tree’s Shadow
£250
London, Selwyn & Blount, [1930].
First edition. 8vo. Original orange cloth. Dust-jacket.
Attractive jacket artwork on this tale of a “white girl who married a young half-breed belonging to one of the North American Indian tribes.” (jacket blurb)
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Some foxing; cloth a little bumped and lightly mottled; jacket with a few minor closed tears, but overall very good+.
Jacket artwork by Youngman Carter.
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