Margaret Irwin, Madame Fears the Dark, first edition, 1935
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Margaret Irwin, Madame Fears the Dark, first edition, 1935

Irwin (Margaret) Madame Fears the Dark:

£750

seven stories and a play
London, Chatto & Windus, 1935.

First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original blue cloth lettered in silver. Dust-jacket, price-clipped but with 7/6 price sticker to inside front flap.

A collection of supernatural and eerie tales. Blends historical and Gothic elements, showing Irwin’s talent for uncanny atmosphere.

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Internally very good; cloth slightly bumped at head of spine; jacket price-clipped, some chipping and creasing to edges with slight loss to head of spine, otherwise attractive.

Jacket design by J.R. Monsell.

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