Fairlie (Gerard) That Man Returns
£275
London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1934.
First edition. 8vo. Original pale blue cloth. Dust-jacket, correctly priced 3/6.
An attractive edition of this thriller title by Fairlie, on whom ‘Sapper’ supposedly based the character of Bulldog Drummond. After Sapper’s death in 1937, Fairlie continued the Bulldog Drummond book series.
In stock
Ink ownership inscription to front free endpaper; cloth a little rubbed and jaded; jacket with minor clipping to inner front flap, a little rubbed and creased.
Jacket artwork by Spurrier.
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