Santa Claus in Summer.
by MACKENZIE, Compton
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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London, London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London, Constable & Co Ltd., 1924. . First edition; 8vo; vignettes and illustrations by A.H. Watson, some light spotting; publisher's pictorial cloth, colour pictorial dust-jacket by Watson, some chipping and fraying, a little light marking, but overall a very good copy.
misc23 A great first edition copy of this relatively unknown work by Compton Mackenzie, more well-known for his '...Galore' stories and Eastern Mediterranean Quartet. The author draws inspiration from fairy tale & nursery rhyme alike to create a charming tale for children. A rare beast thus in the original, delightful dust-jacket.
misc23 A great first edition copy of this relatively unknown work by Compton Mackenzie, more well-known for his '...Galore' stories and Eastern Mediterranean Quartet. The author draws inspiration from fairy tale & nursery rhyme alike to create a charming tale for children. A rare beast thus in the original, delightful dust-jacket.
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- Bookseller
- Shapero Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 100803
- Title
- Santa Claus in Summer.
- Author
- MACKENZIE, Compton
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London, Constable & Co Ltd., 1924.
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