Baum (Vicki) Results of an Accident
£85
London, Geoffrey Bles, 1931.
First UK edition. 8vo. Original grey cloth. Dust-jacket.
The first UK edition of this work by prolific Austrian author Baum, originally published in German the year before.
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Contemporary ownership & gift inscription to front endpapers; cloth slightly discoloured at spine, but overall very good; jacket a little rubbed and creased with a few small chips.
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