BUCHAN, John.
The House of the Four Winds.
London: Hodder and Stoughton Limited , 1935.
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First Edition of John Buchan's The House of the Four Winds
First British edition, early printing of the last book in the Dickson McCunn trilogy. Octavo, bound in three-quarters morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, marbled endpapers. In fine condition with a slight lean to the spine.
John Buchan (1875–1940) was a Scottish novelist, historian, and public servant whose career combined literary achievement with imperial administration. Educated at the University of Glasgow and Oxford, Buchan gained international recognition for his adventure fiction, most notably The Thirty-Nine Steps (1915), while also producing works of history and biography. The House of the Four Winds (1935) follows a young Englishman who becomes entangled in the dynastic politics of a small Central European kingdom, where rival factions, secret plots, and questions of succession create a volatile atmosphere.
The House of the Four Winds.
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