The House of the Four Winds.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1935. [Thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.318. Publisher's green cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the illustrated dust-jacket, priced at 7/6. Edges of text block toned else a clean, fresh copy. Jacket with some light expected wear, a few chips and tears, spine toned. Shows well. The final 'shocker' to feature Dickson McCunn, the unlikeliest of Buchan's heroes; a middle-aged owner of a prominent Glasgow grocery firm who has just sold his business and is seeking other activities, who finds himself embroiled in unsought adventure, intrigue and murder. From the espionage collection of bibliographer Jon Gilbert (pencil ownership within). Item #70584
Blanchard. The First Editions of John Buchan, A111.
Price: £195.00


