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Smith (C[hristine]. Denison) Hobden Holiday

£125

London, Methuen, 1934.

First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original green cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 7/6.

An attractive novel by an author who had garnered previous respect for poetry.

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Some foxing, minor glue residue to endpapers; jacket with closed tear to upper panel, some minor chipping and marking, tape to corners, but still an attractive example.

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