John Buchan — Lake of Gold

Boston, The Riverside Press; Houghton Mifflin Company, 1941. First edition. Cloth. The first U.S. edition of John Buchan's final book for children, an adventure tale set in the Canadian countryside. The first U.S. edition.In the original price-clipped dust wrapper.An exciting adventure novel for children, following young Donald, a boy is not academic, and whos worst subject is history. He is spending his summer holiday in the Canadian countryside. here he meets Native Americans who have the ability to perform magic, and can bring to life visions from the past. Together, they educate Donald in history, by bringing to life glorious scenes from history.Illustrated in-text throughout by S. Levenson.By John Buchan, this is one of his final works. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original price-clipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart. A few light marks to the cloth. Light bumping and rubbing to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Rear hinge is starting but firm. Light edge wear to the dust wrapper, with repairs to the reverse. A few light marks and spots to the wraps, including spots to the reverse. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: S. Levenson. Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed.