John Buchan: The Courts of the Morning. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1929, First edition. 8vo. 405 pp, adverts to rear. Publisher’s light blue cloth (also issued in green cloth), showing correct price of 7/6 nett to jacket spine with title and trim printed in black, dust jacket.

A dramatic series of adventures which take place against the backdrop of a small South American Republic that has fallen under the spell of a ruthless Dictator. The fifth novel to feature Buchan’s most enduring character, the adventurous government agent (Sir) Richard Hannay – he narrates the Prologue. In this episode, attention shifts to Sandy Arbuthnot, Hannay’s old ally who previously appeared in the The Thirty Nine Steps and Greenmantle.

Condition: Minor wear to cloth. A near fine copy in a very good bright and attractive dust wrapper with minor soiling, creasing to edges and a shallow chip of loss to the head of the spine not affecting text. Minor spotting to page edges, offsetting fade strip to left of map on ffep, o/w internally clean. A fairly good copy for the collector.