" It is a man's duty to have books. A library is not a luxury, but one of the necessaries of life. "
— Henry Ward Beecher

Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1915. [Espionage thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13), pp.253; [1] blank; [2] publisher's advertisements. Publisher's mid blue cloth, titles in darker blue to spine and upper board. Contents uncommonly clean, binding lightly handled, darkened to spine, faint purple ink mark to upper. A very good copy indeed. The famous novel which introduced spy-catcher Richard Hannay. Basis for several movie adaptations; the most notable being the 1935 film by Alfred Hitchcock, which is considered one of the legendary director's greatest pictures. Item #55122
Price: £875.00