Marsh (Richard) The Woman with One Hand
£220
and Mr. Ely’s Engagement
London, James Bowden, 1899.
First edition. 8vo. Frontispiece, 12pp. advertisements. Original green pictorial cloth blocked in black & white, lettered in gilt to spine, partly uncut.
An excellent first edition of this work by the author of the oft underrated gothic classic The Beetle.
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One page with an old repair to fore-edge margin, but really an excellent copy.
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