first edition Hardcover
1969 · London
by GARD, Joyce
London: Victor Gollancz, 1969. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Fine, with tiny bumps on the spine and bottom edge of board, in a price-clipped, near fine dustwrapper with light edgewear and some minor chipping to the spine. Novel set in Roman Britain, and based on the tradition that pilgrimages were made to the Scilly Isles off Cornwall, to honor the mermaid goddess. Told through events in the life of the girl Astria, chosen to be the mortal embodiment of the goddess. (Inventory #: 79112)