Jimgrim and Allah’s Peace by Talbot Mundy HBDJ 1936 Unusual 1st Edition

Jimgrim and Allah’s Peace

by Talbot Mundy

The book features a unique look at the classic story by Talbot Mundy with lots of interesting adventure and vintage charm. This is a 1st U.S. edition, first printing with "(1)" at base of text on page 279. In the scarce variant publisher's binding of brown cloth with spine panel stained black and stamped in gold. Survey of Modern Fantasy Literature II, pp. 801-04. Grant, p. 192.

Talbot Mundy (born William Lancaster Gribbon, 23 April 1879 – 5 August 1940) was an English-born American writer of adventure fiction. Based for most of his life in the United States, he also wrote under the pseudonym of Walter Galt. Best known as the author of King of the Khyber Rifles and the Jimgrim series, much of his work was published in pulp magazines.

Copyright 1936, has small numeral I on page 279

Pages: 279 pages

Publisher: D. Appleton-Century Company Incorporated, New York, London, 1936.

The hardcover book measures approx. 7 ½ by 5 inches. The cover is nice, price clipped dustjacket is very nice with some light gentle wear, but sadly has been cut on the flyleafs and back cover seams and safely stored on back endpages, it is laid loose and now under mylar. The spine end is good. The boards and corners are in nice shape. The hinges and binding are tight and strong. The pages are bright and clean with some very minor wear and foxing, book is nice.

Inventory: 0718KA047