Author: John Buchan
Title: The Free Fishers & the Island of Sheep
Description: London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1934-1936. First edition. Cloth. Two smart first edition volumes from Scottish novelist and historian John Buchan. Two volumes. First edition. This set contains: The Free Fishers, 1934. An adventure novel set in the Regency period, following Professor Anthony Lammas as he is drawn into a plot to assassinate the Prime Minister. The Island of Sheep, 1936. Set in England, twelve years on from the last novel. When Hannay, now in his fifties, is called by an old oath to protect the son of a man he once knew, he obtains help from Sandy Arbuthnot, now Lord Clanroyden, and Lombard. Written by John Buchan, a Scottish novelist, historian, and Unionist politician who served as Governor General of Canada. In the original cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. Minor fading to the spines. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with minor age toning to the endpapers. Contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper of The Free Fishers with bookseller's label to the rear pastedown of The Island of Sheep. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .

Keywords: Free Fishers Island Sheep Fishers None


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