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Tales from Bective Bridge.

LAVIN, Mary (1912-1996).

London: Michael Joseph Ltd, 1943. [Short stories] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.[12] 220. Publisher's light brown cloth with silver titles green backing on spine. With the dust-jacket with printed price 8/6. Light spotting to endpapers, textblock top edge browned, black ink ownership inscription to endpaper, else clean internally. Some minor bumping to spine, small bumps to upper right and lower left back board. Dust-jacket lightly spotted, with some chipping to head of spine. Very good. With a preface by Lord Dunsany. Item #62505

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