Rohmer (Sax) The Moon of Madness
£675
London, Cassell, 1927.
First edition. 8vo. Original grey cloth. Dust-jacket, correctly priced 6/-.
Rare in first issue jacket. An adventure story involving a communist agent.
Out of stock
Original publisher’s grey cloth, a few minor marks to outer edge of the upper boards, contents with owner’s bookplate and annotation to front pastedown and with his ownership inscription and date of purchase at head of the title page otherwise clean throughout. The unrestored jacket has nicks and minor loss to spine ends and a v shaped chip to top corner of front panel, correctly priced at 6/ on spine.
Bookplate and annotation of Giuseppe Orlando on front pastedown, with his contemporary inscription to head of title page.
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