as well as publisher's letter to bookshops stating that the novel is proving more popular than Du Maurier's previous bestseller (The House on The Strand) and is a must-read for those who care about the future of Britain
The artist Harold Hope Read (1881–1959) usually spelt his name without a hyphen
The volumes are housed in a worn slipcase that shows rubbing and marking to all sides
uninscribed and one will only find the odd crease to corners and the odd foxing spot or grubby thumb mark
Boards and spine clean and unmarked
Dreads and Drolls Agatha Christie as well as publisher's letterMACHEN, Arthur. Dreads and Drolls. London: Martin Secker, 1926. First edition, first printing of the author's collection of essays concerning various historical and purportedly true tales of real characters and the strange and seemingly supernatural situations surrounding them and, often, their demises. Publisher's green cloth, gilt titles to spine, blind twin rule to covers, top edge coloured (but now faded). A fair copy only, binding with a heavy