David Walker — Digby Winter of Madness

London, Collins, 1953-1964. First edition. Cloth. A lovely set of two volumes by David Walker, one being the third impression of 'Gilby, and the other the first edition of Winter of Madness. The third impression of Gilby, and first edition of Winter of Madness, two novels by David Walker set in the breathtaking highlands of Scotland.Two exciting novels by this author, Digby following the story and development of a very successful American businessman who escapes his busy daily life for a fling in the highlands. A mad and humorous book.Winter of Madness is both a fantasy and a thriller; Tarquie Duncatto is the thirteenth baron in his Adam house, leads a monotonous life that is highly envied by others. Peace is violently disrupted, by the arrival of Harry Z. Gilpin, an American millionaire, and of a seductive widow and her son. Gilby in its original and price clipped dustwrapper, and Winter of Madness in its unclipped dustwrapper. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally lovely with only minor shelfwear and slight bumping to the head of the spine of Gilby. Winter of Madness is inscribed by a previous owner in pencil to the front free endpaper, undated. The dustwrapper is very smart with only minor shelfwear with minor chipping to the wrapper for Gilby. Gilby's wrapper is price clipped, while Winter of Madness is unclipped. Internally, firmly bound. pages are bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Near Fine.