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The City Lies Four-Square by Edith Pargeter Signed Presentation copy (First ...
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The City Lies Four-Square by Edith Pargeter Signed Presentation copy (First Edition)
Authors: Edith Pargeter
Location: London
Publisher: William Heinemann Limited
Date: [1939]
Edition: First Edition
Features: Presentation copy to George Locke one of the pioneers of supernatural and fantasy fiction research. Author of the Spectrum of Fantasy series. Inscription to title page: "To George Locke, with best wishes, Edith Pargeter" . No publication date given. Red cloth with gilt lettering; 290 pp. Publisher's logo on rear panel. "a touching account of the tribulations of a Ghost barred from Heaven, who seeks solace in mournful poetry and a platonic but emotionally charged friendship with the heroine", Encyclopedia of Fantasy, 1997.
Book Condition: Very Good+: A firm copy with slight spine lean. Mild wear to edges and corners. Mild rubbing to cover. Offset tanning to endpapers. Age tanning to page margins.
Dust Jacket Condition: Good+: Not price-clipped. A jacket with bright lettering. Tears and chips to spine with mild wear to panel and flap fold edges. Tanning to spine and rear panel.
Notes: WorldCat: 1939 and [1939] earliest dates listed. Author also goes by Ellis Peters (1913-1995).
HCX23436-1
Authors: Edith Pargeter
Location: London
Publisher: William Heinemann Limited
Date: [1939]
Edition: First Edition
Features: Presentation copy to George Locke one of the pioneers of supernatural and fantasy fiction research. Author of the Spectrum of Fantasy series. Inscription to title page: "To George Locke, with best wishes, Edith Pargeter" . No publication date given. Red cloth with gilt lettering; 290 pp. Publisher's logo on rear panel. "a touching account of the tribulations of a Ghost barred from Heaven, who seeks solace in mournful poetry and a platonic but emotionally charged friendship with the heroine", Encyclopedia of Fantasy, 1997.
Book Condition: Very Good+: A firm copy with slight spine lean. Mild wear to edges and corners. Mild rubbing to cover. Offset tanning to endpapers. Age tanning to page margins.
Dust Jacket Condition: Good+: Not price-clipped. A jacket with bright lettering. Tears and chips to spine with mild wear to panel and flap fold edges. Tanning to spine and rear panel.
Notes: WorldCat: 1939 and [1939] earliest dates listed. Author also goes by Ellis Peters (1913-1995).
HCX23436-1