Buchan (John) The Last Secrets.
£150
The Final Mysteries of Exploration
London [&c.], Thomas Nelson, 1923.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original pictorial cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 5/-.
A work of popular geography and exploration writing by the author of The 39 Steps, covering the remaining relatively unknown regions of the world as of the early 1920s, the poles, the depths of the ocean, the interiors of New Guinea and Arabia, and Everest (which had just been first attempted).
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Some very light foxing; cloth slightly softened at head of spine but otherwise very good; jacket slightly rubbed along top edge, 2 small closed tears to upper panel, but overall very good.
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