O’Donnell (Elliott) The Dead Riders
£95
London, Rider & Company, 1952.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 12s6d.
‘A blood-chilling novel of Black Magic, sorcery, and intrigue…’ (jacket blurb).
In stock
Minor foxing; cloth very good; jacket with some rubbing and minor toning.
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