Richards (Stella, pseud. Richard Starr) The Primitive Call
£150
London, Herbert Jenkins, 1940.
First edition. Signed presentation copy from the author. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket, correctly priced 8/3.
Great jacket artwork on this first edition, a story of love, passion, water rights and handsome cabelleros, set amongst the pampas of northern Argentina. Presented from the author to his wife at the time of publication.
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Cloth a little mottled but otherwise VG; jacket with some minor chipping to head of spine and small closed tear to top of front panel, light rubbing to extremities, but overall VG+.
Inscribed from the author (as Richard Starr), to his wife, dated at the time of publication.
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