Wren (P.C.) Odd, But Even So.
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Wren (P.C.) Odd, But Even So.
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Wren (P.C.) Odd, But Even So.

£70

Stories stranger than fiction
London, John Murray, 1941.

First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket.

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Jacket slightly rubbed with a few minor chips.

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