John Buchan — The Runagates Club

Boston and New York, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1928. First edition. Cloth. The first American edition of John Buchan's collection of short stories, in the scarce original illustrated dust wrapper. The first American edition. In the publisher's original cloth, with the original, scarce, early dust wrapper. A collection of short stories from the renowned Scottish author John Buchan. The stories are posed as reminiscences from members of a London dining society called 'The Runagates Club', with tales from his popular characters such as Richard Hannah and Sandy Arbuthnot. In the publisher's original cloth, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally excellent with minor scattered marks to the spine and minimal edge wear. Contemporary ink inscription and a minor tidemark to the front free endpaper. The wrap is very smart with handling marks, slight creasing, and a closed tear to the joint. Archival repairs to the verso. Internally firmly bound with clean and bright pages. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.