CHAPMAN, Arthur Edwards. The Ready Blade. London: The Diamond Press. 1927. 8vo. First edition, preceding the American edition published in 1934. Publisher’s blue cloth lettered in gilt to the spine and front board, in the pictorial dust jacket. A good to very good copy, the gilt slightly dulled, the corners and tips gently pushed. The binding tight and square, the textblock edges stained and a touch spotted. The contents with previous owner stamp to front endpaper, light foxing to endpapers and very occasionally throughout. The dust jacket priced 7s 6d net to spine, several small chips, nicks, and creases, presenting well.
‘A stirring adventure story of mediaeval times with a charming love interest’, transporting the reader back to ‘ye goode olde dayes’ (from the jacket). Chapman wrote only a handful of novels, usually with a mix of detective and weird stories. Uncommon.
CHAPMAN, Arthur Edwards. The Ready Blade. London: The Diamond Press. 1927. 8vo. First edition, preceding the American edition published in 1934. Publisher’s blue cloth lettered in gilt to the spine and front board, in the pictorial dust jacket. A good to very good copy, the gilt slightly dulled, the corners and tips gently pushed. The binding tight and square, the textblock edges stained and a touch spotted. The contents with previous owner stamp to front endpaper, light foxing to endpapers and very occasionally throughout. The dust jacket priced 7s 6d net to spine, several small chips, nicks, and creases, presenting well.
‘A stirring adventure story of mediaeval times with a charming love interest’, transporting the reader back to ‘ye goode olde dayes’ (from the jacket). Chapman wrote only a handful of novels, usually with a mix of detective and weird stories. Uncommon.
