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The Island of Sheep
by John Buchan
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed/Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
$171.65$154.49
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About This Item
London: Hodder and Staughton , 1936 . First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Very Good. 8" by 5". None . The first edition of this novel by John Buchan featuring the popular characters 'Richard Hannay' and 'Sandy Arbuthnot', in the original dust wrapper. The first edition. In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Part of the 'Hannay' adventure series. This work was written by Scottish author John Buchan. The work is the last of his novels to feature the popular characters Richard Hannay and Sandy Arbuthnot, with Hannay's popularity heightening after the creation of the Alfred Hitchcock's movie 'The 39 Steps', inspired by Buchan's novel under the same name. This novel follows Hannay as he protects the son of a man who once knew, who is now the heir to a great and secret fortune. In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally very smart with rubbing to the head of the rear board and spine, bumping to the head and tail of the spine and slight marks. The wrap is sound with a tidemark and loss to the head of the rear and spine, fading to the spine, creasing, the odd chip, very small closed tears and marks. Offsetting and spotting to the rear. Internally firmly bound with clean and age toned pages. Very Good Indeed
Synopsis
The Island of Sheep (1936) is a novel by John Buchan. It is part of the series featuring Richard Hannay and Sandy Arbuthnot.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 892Z14
- Title
- The Island of Sheep
- Author
- John Buchan
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Hodder and Staughton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1936
- Size
- 8" by 5"
- Keywords
- First edition John Buchan Richard Hannay Sandy Arbuthnot John Buchan
Terms of Sale
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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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