Claire Spencer, Gallows Orchard, 1st US Edition 1930
"Gallows' Orchard" by Claire Spencer, published by Jonathan Cape and Harrison Smith, New York, stated First American Edition, April, 1930.
Claire Spencer (1895-1987) was a Scottish-born novelist who emigrated to the United States. "Gallows' Orchard" is her first book. It is the story of a girl whose fearlessness antagonizes the little village in Scotland which is her home, of her effect upon the three men who love her, entangling murder, marriage, birth and death into the mix.
The American publishing house Jonathan Cape & Harrison Smith existed for four years before going bankrupt. Jonathan Cape kept going in the UK, going on to publish, among many others, Ian Fleming; today it is an imprint of Vintage Publishing UK, owned by Random House.
US: Priority (c.2-4 days) ----------- $9.50
Canada: 1st Class (c.2-6 weeks) ---- $22.50
World: 1st Class (c.2-8 weeks) ----- $31.50
Condition Report: Hard boards, original double cloth binding: red boards and black spine with red lettering {bright spots / lost color on boards, and a little shelf wear]; 5.1/4” x 7.1/2”; black endpapers with red decorations; 285 pages on heavy stock paper, very good condition.
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"Gallows' Orchard" by Claire Spencer, published by Jonathan Cape and Harrison Smith, New York, stated First American Edition, April, 1930.
Claire Spencer (1895-1987) was a Scottish-born novelist who emigrated to the United States. "Gallows' Orchard" is her first book. It is the story of a girl whose fearlessness antagonizes the little village in Scotland which is her home, of her effect upon the three men who love her, entangling murder, marriage, birth and death into the mix.
The American publishing house Jonathan Cape & Harrison Smith existed for four years before going bankrupt. Jonathan Cape kept going in the UK, going on to publish, among many others, Ian Fleming; today it is an imprint of Vintage Publishing UK, owned by Random House.
US: Priority (c.2-4 days) ----------- $9.50
Canada: 1st Class (c.2-6 weeks) ---- $22.50
World: 1st Class (c.2-8 weeks) ----- $31.50
Condition Report: Hard boards, original double cloth binding: red boards and black spine with red lettering {bright spots / lost color on boards, and a little shelf wear]; 5.1/4” x 7.1/2”; black endpapers with red decorations; 285 pages on heavy stock paper, very good condition.
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