"You can't get a cup of tea big enough or a book long enough to suit me."
— C. S. Lewis
The Passionate Elopement.
London: Martin Secker, 1911. [Modern literature] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.viii; 342 [2]. Publisher's blue cloth, gilt titles to upper board and spine. Top edge blue. Endpapers and front blanks moderately spotted. Internally spotted to margins and textblock edges. Gutter visible in one or two areas, binding slightly shaken. Two small previous ownership inscriptions in black ink to front endpaper. Toning to boards and especially spine. Rubbing to joints. Mild edgewear. Very good. A humorous and romantic novel set in the fictional spa town of Curtain Wells. Item #73203
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