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The Flesh of the Orchid.

CHASE, James Hadley.

  • Published: [1948] , London: Jarrolds,
London: Jarrolds,, [1948]. First edition, first impression, of the author's continuation of No Orchids for Miss Blandish, which was published in 1939. A film adaptation, La Chair de l'orchidée, was produced in France in 1975. Octavo. Original yellow cloth, spine lettered in black. With dust jacket. Housed in a custom black cloth folding chemise within black half morocco slipcase, spine lettered in gilt, black cloth sides. A very good copy in the dust jacket, lightly creased and chipped at extremities, faintly soiled, faint stain to verso at foot.

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