Flashman and the Mountain of Light – INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR – George MacDonald Fraser

Description

HARDBACK – A fine book bound in the publisher’s red cloth boards with gilt lettering to the spine. There is a little pushing to the spine tip, else very clean boards indeed. Internally the inner text is clean and fresh with no signs of foxing or toning to the inner text, or to the closed text block. Free of any previous owner names or inscriptions. Inscribed by the author to the recipient and close friend Edwin Moore who was a senior non-fiction editor at Collins subsequently HarperCollins from 1986 until 2004. In 1995 he commissioned George MacDonald Fraser to write the introduction and author biographies for an omnibus edition of five adventure stories including King Solomon’s Mines, The Prisoner of Zenda (which was the inspiration for Royal Flash), and The Lost World. The inscription reads TO EDWIN – / GEORGE M FRASER / The dust wrapper is in fine condition with no loss or tears. The dust wrapper has the publisher’s printed price of £ 13.95net present to the front flap. A very nice example, a superb association copy. Seller Inventory # 002153