Ian Stuart - The Dark Crusader - First Edition

STUART, 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, lightly marked, a little pushed to extremities, red text to spine marginally faded. Very good.

The first of two novels written by MacLean under his pen name.