Author: John Buchan
Title: The King"S Grace
Description: London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1935. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this sympathetic portrait of Edward VII and George V from Scottish novelist and historian John Buchan. First edition. With a colour frontispiece. A sympathetic portrait beginning with the death of Edward VII and the accession of George V. Buchan wrote that "This book is not a biography of King George, but an attempt to provide a picture – and some slight interpretation – of his reign, with the Throne as the continuing thing through an epoch of unprecedented change." Written by John Buchan, a Scottish novelist, historian, and Unionist politician who served as Governor General of Canada. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, very smart with fading to the spine and board edges. Original price-clipped dust wrapper is sound with light wear and chipping to the extremities resulting in minor loss. The odd small closed tear with a 2" closed tear to the spine. Sunning to the spine and panel edges with the odd small spot. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed/Good.

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