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The Thirty-Nine Steps
by John Buchan
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London; New York: J. M. Dent & Sons LTD; E. P. Dutton & Co Inc., 1964. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8.5" by 5.5". Edward Ardizzone. Edward Ardizzone's illustrated edition of John Buchan's important adventure novel, a smart edition. The first edition to be illustrated by Edward Ardizzone, a noted painter and war artist who is well known for his book illustrations, for which he won the inaugural Kate Greenaway Medal.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.'The Thirty-Nine Steps' is an exciting adventure novel featuring Richard Hannay, an action hero with a stiff upper lip, written by the Scottish author John Buchan.Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, and line drawings throughout.Four pages of adverts to the rear. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart. Very light bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Light spots to the fore edge. Bookseller's label to the front paste down. Some edge wear to the dust wrapper. Light marks to the dust wrapper, spine is a little sunned. A couple of spots to the reverse of the dust wrapper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine
Synopsis
JOHN BUCHAN was born in Perth in 1875, the son of a Scottish Presbyterian minister, and educated at Glasgow. He gained a first at Oxford University, where he began writing, producing two volumes of essays, four novels and two collections of stories and poems before the age of twenty-five. He worked briefly as a lawyer, then served as a private secretary in the colonial administration of South Africa after the Boer War. During the war he worked both as a journalist and at Britain's War Propaganda Bureau, eventually becoming Director of Information. He published his most popular novel, The Thirty-Nine Steps , in 1915, and it has never since been out of print. In 1935 Buchan was elevated to the peerage, becoming Baron Tweedmuir of Elsfield, and later that year was appointed Governor General of Canada by King George V. He died on February 11, 1940.
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 884P48
- Title
- The Thirty-Nine Steps
- Author
- John Buchan
- Illustrator
- Edward Ardizzone
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- J. M. Dent & Sons LTD; E. P. Dutton & Co Inc.
- Place of Publication
- London; New York
- Date Published
- 1964
- Size
- 8.5" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- The Thirty-Nine Steps john buchan edward ardizzone adventure john buchan
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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