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Published by T. C. & E. C. Jack 0, London and Edinburgh
Seller: UHR Books, Hollis Center, ME, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good -. No Jacket. Henry J. Ford (illustrator). Limited Edition. Gilt decorated, red cloth binding has minor edge wear; endpapers have significant age-toning, light foxing on title page. Illustrated with reproductions in colour of 12 original drawings - all of which are present. The frontis illustration has foxing, all other illustrations are in beautiful condition. Book.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. HBDJ, 1957 EARLY REPRINT, EX-LIBRARY USUAL WEAR POCKET stamp ETC, LARGER FORMAT, Small blue cloth with Copper gilt on Spine Cvr, 434 pgs, index Glossarey, BACK OF DJ STATES A FEw OF 500 AUTHORS ,A CENTRAL CHARACTER IN THIS NOVEL writen in 6 wks at Christmas WRITING ABOUT COUNTRY PEOPLE IN A REMOTE CORNER OF SCOTLAND. Missing Heir, story of Henry "Harry" Bertram, the son of the Laird of Ellangowan, who is kidnapped at the age of five by smugglers after witnessing the murder of of a customs officer. It follows the fortunes and adventures of Harry and his family in subsequent years, and the struggle over the inheritance of Ellangowan. The novel also depicts the lawlessness that existed at the time, when smugglers operated along the coast and thieves frequented the country roads.