Whitechurch (Victor L.) The Crime at Diana’s Pool
£450
London, Fisher Unwin, 1927.
First edition. 8vo. Original green cloth blocked in black. Dust-jacket, priced 7s6d.
An important work by Thrilling Stories of the Railway author Canon Whitechurch, more famous perhaps for its insight into the author’s working method as outlined in his preface. An uncommonly good example.
In stock
Cloth slightly lightened and creased at spine; jacket very good plus.
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