Author: WELLS, H. G.
Title: The Croquet Player
Description: New York: The Viking Press, 1937. Hardcover. A 1937 possible first American edition of the author's novella, which has been described as a form of ghost story, and featuring his croquet-playing character, Georgie. With greyscale illustrations by Clifton Line. --- In full grey cloth-covered boards with black and silver scheme to cover and spine. Volume lacks the dust jacket. --- With rusty soiling to covers, prior owner's signature, dated 1937, to front free endpaper, darkened textblock edges and binder's glue bleed-through to endpapers, else a sound, clean, tightly-bound copy.; Octavo (8 to 9 in. tall); 98 pages. Very Good- with no dust jacket .
Keywords: >>Fiction >>Humor, Puzzles, Diversions
Title: The Croquet Player
Description: New York: The Viking Press, 1937. Hardcover. A 1937 possible first American edition of the author's novella, which has been described as a form of ghost story, and featuring his croquet-playing character, Georgie. With greyscale illustrations by Clifton Line. --- In full grey cloth-covered boards with black and silver scheme to cover and spine. Volume lacks the dust jacket. --- With rusty soiling to covers, prior owner's signature, dated 1937, to front free endpaper, darkened textblock edges and binder's glue bleed-through to endpapers, else a sound, clean, tightly-bound copy.; Octavo (8 to 9 in. tall); 98 pages. Very Good- with no dust jacket .
Keywords: >>Fiction >>Humor, Puzzles, Diversions
Price: US$ 15.00 Seller: Bluebird Books
- Book number: 82341
- Book number: 82341