Robert Buchanan — The Shadow of the Sword

London, Chatto & Windus, 1924. Cloth. Robert Buchanan's first novel, a moving romance set during the Napoleon era, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. A later edition, first published in 1876.In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped, very scarce dust wrapper. This romance novel was written by Robert Buchanan, the noted Scottish poet and novelist, with this being his first novel. The work provides a historical romance set during the Napoleon era, and was later adapted to a stage play. In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally very smart with fading to the spine and extremities and minimal bumping to the tail of the spine. Minor offsetting to the endpapers with a bookseller's label to the rear pastedown. The wrap is generally smart with sunning to the spine, handling marks, a price label to the front and chips and small closed tears to the extremities. Internally firmly bound with the odd spot, heavier to the rear, and generally bright pages. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed/Very Good.