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BUCHAN, John (1875-1940). The Thirty-Nine Steps. Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1915.
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BUCHAN, John (1875-1940). The Thirty-Nine Steps. Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1915.

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BUCHAN, John (1875-1940). The Thirty-Nine Steps. Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1915. 8vo. 253, [2, ads] pp. Publisher's full light blue cloth, front board and spine stamped in dark blue. FIRST EDITION IN BOOK FORM OF THIS CLASSIC ADVENTURE NOVEL, ADAPTED INTO FILM BY ALFRED HITCHCOCK IN 1935. This is the first novel featuring Buchan's daring character, Richard Hannay. Besides Hitchcock's film, it has been adapted into several film or television versions, plus a long-running stage play. This novel is one of the earliest examples of the "man-on-the-run" genre, which has been used in popular culture multiple times. 

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Spine sunned and lightly edgeworn, boards rubbed and soiled, endleaves offset or soiled, text toned, a few gutters starting. Good. 

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