Todd (W.) The City Moated and Walled
£395
London, Hodder & Stoughton, [1930].
First edition. 8vo. Original blue cloth. Dust-jacket, correctly priced 7/6.
An uncommon “Lost Race” title, notable also for the rather smashing jacket artwork by well-known illustrator J. Morton Sale.
In stock
Contemporary gift inscription to ffep; cloth very slightly faded at spine, otherwise VG+; jacket with some modest edge wear and minor marking, but overall VG.
Jacket artwork by John Morton Sale.
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