John Buchan — Prester John; the Dancing Floor

London, Thomas Nelson and Sons; Hodder and Stoughton , 1910-1926. First edition. Cloth. A pleasing set offering mainly first edition novels from John Buchan. A delightful set comprising four novels from Scottish author, historian and British Army officer, John Buchan. In the original cloth bindings. Prester John (1910) - First edition. With three leaves of publisher's advertisements to the rear. An adventure novel following a young Scotsman in South Africa, where a native uprising is tied to the medieval legend of Prester John.Salute to Adventurers (1915) - First edition. Undated, dated from a copy held at the British Library. A historical romance adventure largely set among the newly-settled Virginia plantations of the late 17th century.Greenmantle (1923) - Eighteenth impression. The second of five novels featuring the character Richard Hannay and one of two Hannay novels set during the First World War. The Dancing Floor (1926) - First edition. Undated, dated from copies held at the British Library. With four leaves of publisher's advertisements to the rear. The third of Buchan's five novels featuring Edward Leithen, this one centring on a young English woman, Kore Arabin, who inherits a house on a remote Greek island. In the original cloth bindings. Externally, smart, with most notable wear being to the spine of 'Prester John', commonly found across copies of this work. Fading to the spine of 'The Dancing Floor' and 'Greenmantle&apos. With slight rubbing and bumping across the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with occasional scattered spots, most often to the first and last few leaves. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .