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The Disappearance of Cropton
J[ohn] [Freeman] Fairfax-Blakeborough (1933)
John Fairfax-Blakeborough (1883-1976), known as 'Jack', was a writer and folklorist who wrote novels about horse racing, of which this is one. His collection of folklore is at the University of Sheffield.
Bibliography code: ALL-33.3
Publisher: Philip Allan
Year: 1933
Format: 8vo
Pages: vi, pp 177, vi adverts
Binding: Plain green cloth with title, author and publisher in black on the spine
Size: 189 x 128 mm
Dust jacket signed: Blam in white, to right of horse's head
Internal illustrations: None
Price: 2s 6d
Printed by: William Clowes and Son, Limited, London and Beccles
Dust jacket (click to enlarge)
Notes: The lettering on the jacket is by Blampied. The other two titles listed on the back priced at 2/6 also have a jacket designed by Blampied. This is one of perhaps six novels that Fairfax-Blakeborough published in 1933.