First Edition. Illustrated by Bonar Dunlop. Small 8vo. pp.viii + 143. Original yellow cloth with black titling and illustrations on boards In original price clipped chipped and marked dust wrapper. Signed inscription from Eric Baume on endpaper Eric Baume was a war correspondent in France in 1939 with the first British Expeditionary Force .After the war as a foreign correspondent he got to know the Dordogne. A blend of sentiment & gaiety make this sparkling story of an American in France both moving and amusing. It concerns Malvina Smith a lonely middle-aged spinster who is guilty of a grave deception. For when a friend Louise Hines dies leaving her legacy she adopts the name and identity of her friend and sets off to France to visit the grave of Louise's soldier son Byron.

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Title

THE MORTAL SIN OF FATHER GROSSARD

Publisher

Published by Angus & Robertson, Sydney

Publication Date

1953

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

1st Edition

Dust Jacket Condition

Dust Jacket Included

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We operate a shop open to the public in Buderim Shop Hours 9.30 -2.00 Tuesday - Friday 9.30 - 2 Saturday We sell good quality antiquarian & secondhand books. If you visit us and want to purchase something from the catalogue please call in advance in case the book is still housed at home, so we can have it ready for you. Buderim is a village in sub tropical Queensland on the Sunshine Coast about 1 hour north from Brisbane. There is easy parking to the rear of the building and lots of cafes for coffee,breakfast and lunch. We have been booksellers for over 40 years in Melbourne and St Andrews in Scotland,we returned to Australia in January 2000. Our website is www.afmcilreavy.com

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