John Buchan — Mountain Meadow

Boston, Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1941. First edition. Cloth. A smart first US edition of this novel from Scottish writer and historian John Buchan. First US edition. The last novel from the author, with the UK title of Sick Heart River. The last adventure of Sir Edward Leithen, in which the dying protagonist confronts the questions of the meaning of life in the Canadian wilderness. A fitting and noble close to the saga of this high spirited man. Written by John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir, a Scottish novelist, historian, and Unionist politician who served as Governor General of Canada. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, very smart with fading to the extremities. Original unclipped dust wrapper is sound with light wear and minor chipping to the extremities. Minor sunning to the spine with the odd small closed tear to the panel edges. Sympathetic reinforcements to the spine with tape to the internal side of the wrapper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd small mark to the endpapers. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed/Good.