William J. Makin — The Exploits of Jonathan Jow

London, C Arthur Pearson, Ltd , 1936. First edition. Paperback. A very scarce collection of stories concerning the investigation of city crimes by a beast expert, Jonathan Jow. The first edition of this vanishingly scarce work. In the publisher's original wraps. Undated, dated from a copy held at the British Library. A series of thrilling short detective stories in which a man of long experience in the Indian and African jungles applies his knowledge of beasts to the criminals of a great city. Originally published in 'Pearson's Weekly', these stories are narrated by a crime-reporter for a daily newspaper, with one science-fiction tale featuring a plesiosaur ('The Monster of the Loch'). From prolific writer of magazine fiction and journalism, William J. Makin. In the publisher's original wraps. Externally, with chips to the extremities and marks to the wraps. With edge wear, Internally, firmly bound. Pages are age-toned, but clean. Good . Ill.: None. Good .