The Return
Penguin 1st Edition, published 1935.
Arthur Lawford is meandering through a graveyard in a melancholy mood, brooding on his current illness, until he falls asleep against the tomb of suicide victim Nicholas Sabathier. Feeling invigorated upon waking, Lawford hurries home only to be dealt a chilling shock. It is a stranger's face that peers back at him from the mirror! Horrified by his transformation and alienated by the mistrust of those closest to him, Lawford struggles to adapt to life through a mask. Discovering that his new face is that of the dead Sabathier, Lawford skulks in the shadows, questioning who he is and who he might become. A psychologically thrilling tale of the occult from Walter de la Mare's masterful imagination.
Condition grading: Excellent Minus book in Very Good dust jacket. Book is near mint - just very light crease to front cover. Dust jacket has slightly ragged top edge and minor wear to corner sections. Binding tight. The photographs form part of the description.
Penguin 1st Edition, published 1935.
Arthur Lawford is meandering through a graveyard in a melancholy mood, brooding on his current illness, until he falls asleep against the tomb of suicide victim Nicholas Sabathier. Feeling invigorated upon waking, Lawford hurries home only to be dealt a chilling shock. It is a stranger's face that peers back at him from the mirror! Horrified by his transformation and alienated by the mistrust of those closest to him, Lawford struggles to adapt to life through a mask. Discovering that his new face is that of the dead Sabathier, Lawford skulks in the shadows, questioning who he is and who he might become. A psychologically thrilling tale of the occult from Walter de la Mare's masterful imagination.
Condition grading: Excellent Minus book in Very Good dust jacket. Book is near mint - just very light crease to front cover. Dust jacket has slightly ragged top edge and minor wear to corner sections. Binding tight. The photographs form part of the description.
Penguin 1st Edition, published 1935.
Arthur Lawford is meandering through a graveyard in a melancholy mood, brooding on his current illness, until he falls asleep against the tomb of suicide victim Nicholas Sabathier. Feeling invigorated upon waking, Lawford hurries home only to be dealt a chilling shock. It is a stranger's face that peers back at him from the mirror! Horrified by his transformation and alienated by the mistrust of those closest to him, Lawford struggles to adapt to life through a mask. Discovering that his new face is that of the dead Sabathier, Lawford skulks in the shadows, questioning who he is and who he might become. A psychologically thrilling tale of the occult from Walter de la Mare's masterful imagination.
Condition grading: Excellent Minus book in Very Good dust jacket. Book is near mint - just very light crease to front cover. Dust jacket has slightly ragged top edge and minor wear to corner sections. Binding tight. The photographs form part of the description.
