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John Buchan. The Magic Walking-Stick....
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Description
John Buchan. The Magic Walking-Stick. With Illustrations by Arthur E. Becher. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1932.Octavo. 176 pages. Ten illustrated plates, including the frontispiece.
Publisher's red board covers blind-stamped with a single rule. The front cover and spine are lettered in gilt. Illustrated dust jacket. Illustrated endpapers in red and white. Minor rubbing to the dust jacket, three very small closed tears to the edges of the jacket. Altogether a tight, clean, and very good copy.
Scottish novelist and Governor General of Canada, John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir (August 26, 1875 - February 11, 1940), authored several romantic fictions as well as many non-fiction novels. This work came later in his career and is geared towards children.
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2008 June Grand Format Books & Manuscripts Auction #683 (go to Auction Home page)
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June, 2008
4th-5th
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