THE ISLAND OF SHEEP. Signed.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1936.
First Edition. Hardcover. Signed. First edition, First Impression. 8vo., 318pp. Publisher's gilt lettered green cloth with gilt monogram to upper cover. A fine copy in a near fine exceptionally bright dustwrapper showing light use [two tiny 4mm chips to spine crown, one tear on the front panel with a repair of unknown origin on the verso]. Map endpapers. Neatly signed in fountain pen on a horizontal strip of off-white paper stock tipped to the title-age. A very nice example of this last Richard Hannay novel. Certrainly Buchan's most enduring character first introduced in the highly regarded Haycraft-Queen cornerstone, 'The Thirty Nine Steps'. [Dustwrapper conservation: tiny chips have been stabilized with Japanese paper, using fully reversible Methyl Cellulose]. Presents nicely. Blanchard A115.
Item #32215 Price: US$575.00