Baum (Vicki) A Tale from Bali
£75
London, Bles, 1937.
First UK edition. 8vo. Original red cloth, dust-jacket, priced 8s6d.
Attractive first UK edition of this important work by the author of The Grand Hotel, set during the 1906 Dutch intervention in Bali.
In stock
Ink name to front free endpaper; a very good copy, in very slightly chipped and mildly dust-soiled jacket, a very good copy.
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