" 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

London: Collins & The Book Society, 1952. [Adventure Novel] FIRST EDITION, Book Society issue. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.284 [4]. Publisher's burgundy cloth lettered in gilt to spine. Top edge red. With the dust-jacket designed by Kenneth Farnhill, priced at 10/6. Illustrated 'Book Society' bookplate to fly-leaf. Some dulling to gilt. Jacket toned to spine, and a little rubbing to edges, otherwise a nice crisp, clean copy. Near fine. A story of the oil-boom in the Canadian Rockies. Item #58992
Price: £35.00