Macclure (Victor, ?pseud. Peter Craig) Ultimatum.
£395
A Romance of the Air
London, Harrap, 1924.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original green cloth lettered in gilt. Dust-jacket, priced 7/6.
An aviation-themed romance/adventure, capitalising on early 20th-century fascination with flight. Attractive jacket artwork.
In stock
Some foxing, heavy to early leaves; cloth slightly rubbed and bumped at head of spine; jacket with some chipping and creasing, minor marking, overall very good.
Jacket artwork by Stanley Rogers.
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