Lot 335
Chitty (Lady [Helen Mary]) The Black Buddha, first edition, 1926.
Hammer Price: £200
Description
Chitty (Lady [Helen Mary]) The Black Buddha, first edition, 6pp. advertisements with this title listed, original cloth, dust-jacket priced at 7/6, some minor chipping to spine ends and corners, a few short tears with light creasing to head and foot, but a bright and excellent example overall, 8vo, 1926.
⁂ An excellent example of this rare adventure title set in India, we can trace no other copies online or at auction. Helen Mary Chitty (1859-1932) was wife of Sir Charles William Chitty, a High Court Judge in Calcutta. The price on the spine has possibly either been transferred from another jacket or previously been covered with another price sticker since removed.
Description
Chitty (Lady [Helen Mary]) The Black Buddha, first edition, 6pp. advertisements with this title listed, original cloth, dust-jacket priced at 7/6, some minor chipping to spine ends and corners, a few short tears with light creasing to head and foot, but a bright and excellent example overall, 8vo, 1926.
⁂ An excellent example of this rare adventure title set in India, we can trace no other copies online or at auction. Helen Mary Chitty (1859-1932) was wife of Sir Charles William Chitty, a High Court Judge in Calcutta. The price on the spine has possibly either been transferred from another jacket or previously been covered with another price sticker since removed.