Iron Duke [leatherbound 1st Book Edn, ] by L Ron Hubbard
* LEATHER BOUND Volume * First Book Edition of these novels, rong>byrong> Author Services in , in the "Classic Fiction rong>seriesrong>" (previously issued in pulp fiction etc). As new, with barely a sign it was opened. Tightly bound+pristine like unread. Flexible maroon leather-bound volume with gold gilt illustration +lettering to front board+spine. Gold gilt edges all around textblock/pages, with rounded page-corners. Moire silk endpapers. Frontispiece sepia illustration of author, decorated Title Page {24½x16½cm, 120pp} Publisher: He's a lady's man, a man's man - and a wanted man, on the run in s Europe.... Meet Blacky Lee, ruggedly handsome with a quick wit and a roguish charm. Think Clark Gable - with larceny in his heart and a price on his head. A price put there rong>byrong> the German Gestapo. But Blacky has always got an angle, and this time it's as audacious as they come. He'll hide in plain sight, impersonating the crowned head of a Balkan kingdom. He'll become The Iron Duke. Can he pull it off? Win the love of a country... and of a beautiful woman? All Blacky has to do is risk everything -- and, for once in his life, find a way to do the right thing. Review: Hubbard and Gable were fast friends and fellow adventurers. While Hubbard was writing for Columbia Pictures in , the studio often called upon him to doctor scripts for Gable - giving him a unique knowledge of the man and inspiration for characters like Blacky Lee. "A fast-paced thriller." -- Publishers Weekly.