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Lot 111
WALFORD, Frank (1882-1969). Twisted Clay. [New York:] Claud...
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WALFORD, Frank (1882-1969). Twisted Clay. [New York:] Claude Kendall, [1934]. 8vo. [iv], [1]-249, [3, blank] pp. Publisher's full patterned blue and green cloth, printed paper label on spine, publisher's unclipped (?$2.50") double-sided dust jacket with publisher's ads on verso (cloth spine a bit toned, light rubbing, soiling to boards; jacket spine toned and edgeworn, some toning, soiling edgewear, marginal chipping and a few short tears to jacket). Very good.FIRST AMERICAN EDITION IN THE SCARCE DUST JACKET OF THIS CONTROVERSIAL PSYCHOLOGICAL HORROR NOVEL. This novel, a first-person narrative about a teenage lesbian whose diminishing mental health leads her to become a serial killer, was banned in Walford's native Australia. First American editions in jacket are nearly impossible to find. Measurements: 9"L x 6"W x 2"H.
