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First Edition. 1915. Modern half morocco, 8vo. bright gilt titles to spine and marble boards. Five raised bands to spine and date in gilt :1915. Advertisement leaf at end, pp.126-127 with small red stains and minor toning of textblock. No Inscriptions. A foundational work in the modern spy genre. A delightful binding.

The Thirty-Nine Steps is an adventure novel by the Scottish author John Buchan. It first appeared as a serial in Blackwood's Magazine in August and September 1915 before being published in book form in October that year by William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh. It is the first of five novels featuring Richard Hannay, an all-action hero with a stiff upper lip and a knack for getting out of sticky situations.