Allingham (Margery) The Beckoning Lady
£250
London, Chatto & Windus, 1955.
First edition. 8vo. Original boards. Dust-jacket, correctly priced 11s.6d.
The 15th of Allingham’s Albert Campion books, but surely one of the most splendid aesthetically, with jacket artwork by the prolific and talented Youngman Carter, the author’s husband. Scarce in this condition.
Out of stock
Jacket artwork by Youngman Carter.
Fine; Fine.
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