Gallows Orchard

(Literature) SPENCER, Claire

New York: Jonathan Cape & Harrison Smith, 1930. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 1/8 X 7 5/8 Inches. 285 PP. Very Good / Very Good. Item #2588

A striking example of this classic that is well-known for dust jacket art. Bound in original publisher red and black cloth. Slight wear at edges. Housed in original dust jacket bearing the price of $2.50 on inside front flap. Minor wear to DJ at folds. Overall, a very clean and tight copy of this book. Featured as "one of the sultriest book jacket faces" in Jackets Required: An Illustrated History of American Book Jacket Design, 1920-1950 (Heller/Chwast, PP 84).

Price: $75.00