Flashman’s Lady – INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR – George MacDonald Fraser

Description

HARDBACK – A near fine book bound in the publisher’s red cloth boards with silver lettering to the spine. There is a little pushing to the spine tips, else very clean boards indeed. Internally the inner text is clean and fresh with no signs of toning or foxing 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 FOR EDWIN MOORE, WITH / EVERY GOOD WISH FROM HIS / FRIEND AND FELLOW – THISTLE / SUPPORTER / GEORGE MACDONALD FRASER / I.O.M 29.7.99. Included with the book is a small format authors printed letter headed note that has been warmly inscribed in blue ink by the author to the recipient. The dust wrapper is also in near fine condition with just a hint of fading to the spine, but with no loss or tears, The dust wrapper is not price clipped, but has no publisher’s printed price present to the front flap. A very nice example, a superb association copy.