London: Buchan & Enright, 1982

8vo, pp. 272. Original brown boards, lettered in gilt to spine. Red endpapers. Illustrated dustwrapper, photographic portraits of John Buchan to rear panel. A fine copy in a very good dustwrapper with a sunned spine.

First edition, INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR TO BOB 'BLOCKBUSTERS' HOLNESS: 'for Robert Holness with every good wish from the author, William Buchan May 1982'.

From 1975 to 1985, Bob Holness co-presented a morning radio show on London's LBC, and over the years amassed a large collection of inscribed copies of books plugged by their authors on the show. This book was presented to Holness by its author following Buchan's appearance on the show.