King of the BUsh by Raine, William MacLeod - 1937

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1937. A man lands in Melbourne and walks straight into a fight, which leads to dangerous adventures around the Australian gold mines. Early reprint. Lightly bumped and rubbed, binding square and solid, with the previous owner's gift inscription on the front end paper, dated Christmas 1940. Jacket rubbed with chips and tears, including a 1" chip to the spine head that takes part of "Raine." Spine a bit sunned, in Brodart.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good.

New York, New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1937. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Republication Of The 1937 Houghton Miffin Edition. The Book Is Bound In Orange Cloth With Red Lettering And Rules On The Front And Spine. The Top Edges Are Dyed Red. The Front Hinge Is Cracked At The Half-Title Page. Former Owner's Signature On The Ffep. Minor Wear With Bumping To The Corners. Sunned Spine.

First edition. Spine faded and a couple of small closed tears o/w very good in dust jacket.

KING OF THE BUSH, Houghton, Mifflin Company, 1937, first edition, off-setting to the end-papers and paste-downs from the dust-wrapper flaps, some age toning to the page edges never entering on to the margins of the text block, else a vg+ or better copy in a vg+ full color pictorial dust-wrapper with a bit faded spine and a shallow chip along the center top margin of the front dust-wrapper panel. An adventurer in California decides to try his luck among the Australian gold fields.