Loose Among Devils by Sinclair Gordon, Signed (1 results)

The copy is in good condition. Dustjacket is in good condition. 276 pp; 8 1/2" x 5 1/2". Frontispiece + photographs. First Canadian edition, first printing. Dustjacket is clipped and has minor tears and chips along top and bottom edges, at corners, and at spine ends. Green cloth boards with black lettering and picture to front cover and spine. Slight bumping to spine tail. Minor fading to boards and spine ends. Binding is firm. Red top stain. Pages are clean and unmarked. Author's inscription at front free endpaper: "For Joseph E. Atkinson with ever deepening appreciation and gratitude Gordon Sinclair Feb 15/35" J. E. Atkinson was editor and, later, publisher and owner of the Toronto Star newspaper from 1899 to 1948. This copy comes from the library of Joseph E. Atkinson. Loose Among Devils (1935) by Canadian journalist Gordon Sinclair is a travelogue documenting his journey from the French penal colony at Devil's Island through the jungles of West Africa, which was known as "The White Man's Grave". It focuses on his encounters with convicts, tropical dangers, and exotic locales. It is one of several bestselling travel books written by Sinclair in the 1930s, following Foot-loose in India and Cannibal Quest.