THE THIRTY-NINE STEPS

by John Buchan

$2,400 · Offered by Type Punch Matrix

First edition

Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons, 1915. First printing. First edition in book form of this man on the run spy novel, in which Richard Hannay escapes to Scotland just ahead of accusations he has murdered a secret agent. Near fine. Item #39809 First published as a serial in Blackwood's Magazine the same year, this thriller landed in the middle of World War I, resonating with its

• Printing: first

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