Royal Flash – INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR – George MacDonald Fraser

Description

HARDBACK – A very good or better book bound in the publisher’s bright red cloth boards with silver lettering to the spine. There is a little pushing to the spine base, also with a couple of faint indentations to the front board. Internally the inner text is clean and fresh, 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 / WITH THANKS AND / EVERY GOOD WISH / GEORGE MACDONALD FRASER / Included with the book is a small format authors printed letter headed note that has been inscribed and dated in blue ink by the author to the recipient. The dust wrapper is in very good condition with just a hint of fading to the spine, much less than what is normally encountered. There is a minor chip to the top centre of the front panel. There are two closed tears to the front upper panel with some rubbing to the extremities, but with no further signs of loss or tears. The publisher’s printed price of 30s/£ 1.50 is present to the front flap. A nice clean example, a superb association copy.