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STAPLEDON, Olaf (1886–1950). Odd John: A Story

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STAPLEDON, Olaf (1886–1950). Odd John: A Story

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STAPLEDON, Olaf (1886–1950). Odd John: A Story Between Jest and Earnest. London: Methuen & Co., [1935]. 8vo. Publisher’s pictorial wrappers (Currey binding C with price “2/-”). (Upper cover corner creased, some dust soiling). FIRST EDITION of one of the author’s best novels and a highlight of the Superhuman genre. Currey, p. 467.