Howard Browne / Warrior of the Dawn / Signed First Edition / 1943

  

Warrior of the Dawn: The Adventures of Tharn [Signed and Inscribed]. Author: Howard Browne Title: Warrior of the Dawn: The Adventures of Tharn [Signed and Inscribed] Publication: Chicago: Reilly & Lee, 1943. Chicago: Reilly & Lee, 1943. Signed by the author on front free endpaper with inscription For Walter Albert, with my best wishes, Howard Browne, 6/21/91. Large dampstain affecting jacket, boards, and endpapers, but with just a bit of bleed into top margins of pages.

Jacket shows a large section missing from top back panel, along with a number of chips and small tears along edges, though externally the jacket mainly seems rippled, with the more significant staining to the interior. Boards are otherwise lightly shelfworn, but sturdy and square.

Pages open easily between a few gatherings, but binding is holding. Pages a bit toned but unmarked. Debut novel by Browne, who served as editor for Amazing Stories and Fantastic Adventures before moving to write for Hollywood. Subject: First Editions, Science Fiction / Fantasy, Signed. Capitol Hill Books is a used bookstore located on historic Capitol Hill in Washington DC, with three floors of quality used books, first editions, and rare books. Note: Our online inventory is stored and managed at a separate location from at our brick and mortar shop. If you have a question about an item listed online, please send a direct message here rather than calling the store so that we can make sure someone familiar with the item in question can respond. Books described only as First Editions are First Printings unless otherwise specified. This listing was created by Bibliopolis.