Ian Stuart - The Dark Crusader - First Edition Children's decorative leaf design endpapers and

decorative leaf design endpapers and sprayed edges

Dust-jacket with printed price of 28s

yellow endpaper

Tom (1930-2018)

Ian Stuart - The Dark Crusader - First Edition Children's decorative leaf design endpapers andSTUART, Ian [pseudonym of Alistair MacLean (1922 1987)]. The Dark Crusader. London: Collins, 1961. FIRST EDITION, first printing. Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp. 256. Publisher's blue cloth, gilt titles to spine. Striking dust jacket designed by Pino Dell Orco, with printed price of 15s. net. Internally fine, edges quite heavily toned with some spotting, textblock very slightly shaken. Small bump to lower edge of rear board. Dust jacket shows very well,