Author: Hamish Blair; [Andrew James Fraser Blair]
Title: The Great Gesture
Description: Edinburgh and London, William Blackwood & Sons LTD, 1931. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition copy of this futuristic novel set ten years after its publication, a romance in the days of war written by Hamish Blair. The first edition of this very scarce work.Author's presentation copy, inscribed to the recto to the front endpaper, 'Marcia + David, with the author's affectionate regards, Christmas 1931&apos.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.'The Great Gesture' is an intriguing interwar futuristic novel in which Europe is on the brink of another war, this time with an arrogant Latin Dictator. America offers a 'great gesture' to save the day, with the founding of a United States of Europe in 1941, providing the backdrop for this exciting romance. By Hamish Blair, the pseudonym of Andrew James Fraser Blair, a Scottish author who also wrote '1957' and 'Governor Hardy&apos. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Some minor marks to the boards, a little heavier to the rear board. Spots to the fore edge. Author's inscription to the recto of the front endpaper. Minor edge wear to the dust wrapper, with small chips and closed tears, heavier to the head and tail of the spine, and to the folds of the fly leaves. Wraps are discoloured, mostly to the spine. Light marks to the wraps, including to the reverse. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with only a few occasional spots. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good.

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