Peattie (Louise Redfield) The Forlorn Mermaid
£95
London, Jarrolds, [1929].
First edition. 8vo. Original light blue cloth decorated and lettered in black. Dust-jacket.
Issued for Jarrolds’ ‘Jay Library’, uncommon in the original Youngman Carter dust-jacket.
In stock
Cloth very good+; jacket with small closed tear near head of spine, some minor rubbing, but overall very good.
Jacket artwork by Youngman Carter.
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