Lawrence (Margery) Master of Shadows
£495
London, Robert Hale, 1959.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original boards. Dust-jacket, priced 12/6.
‘Being four strange stories from the casebook of Dr. Miles Pennoyer, Psychic Doctor. Recorded by his friend and occasional assistant Jerome Latimer.’
In stock
Some light foxing; jacket a little rubbed at extremities, spine slightly sunned, but still an attractive example of an uncommon jacket.
Jacket artwork by Biro.
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