Antique Book. THE WOODEN WOMAN, Alexander Townsend, 1930 GHOSTS. First edition.
Townsend, AlexanderTHE WOODEN WOMANHardcoverPublisher: Doubleday, Doran and Company, Inc., Garden City, 1930Used, original decorated blue cloth, front and spine panels stamped in yellow, top edge stained blue-gray, yellow coated endpapers. Ghost novel of a haunted ship, the sins of the fathers drive descendants to reenact past tragedy. Familiar material handled with flair and sensitivity, doom-laden atmosphere builds inexorably to final catastrophe. One of the better maritime horror novels. Book is in near perfect condition, the dust jacket is somewhat soiled.
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