GAYTON, BERTRAM
The Gland Stealers
London, Herbert Jenkins Limited, 1922. 1st edition. Hardcover. pp. 312, ads.Small 8vo,,Bound in original olive green cloth with decorated front board,'Gran'pa is ninety-five, possessed of 100,000 pounds sterling, a fertile imagination, and a good physique. He sees in the papers accounts of Professor Voronoff's theory of rejuvenation by means of gland-grafting'. More commonly seen in the edition published in America by Lippincott. Our copy shows a gorilla chasing a portly man in top hat and spats. Corners bumped, with quite light wear and soiling to boards. Contents clean and tight - no former owner's markings. A good plus, to very good, copy. No dust jacket. .

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Keywords: BritLit;Sci-fi;Rejuvenation;Fountain of youth;;;;;CCMF