THE LION'S WAY: A STORY OF MEN AND LIONS.
London: Hutchinson & Co. (Publishers) Ltd., n.d., [1931]. Octavo, pp. [i-x] xi [xii] xiii [xiv] 15-287 [288: blank] [note: first two leaves are blanks used as front paste-down and front free endpaper; true endpapers at rear] + 8-page publisher's "Early Summer List for 1931" inserted at rear, original orange cloth, front ruled in blind, front and spine panels stamped in black. First edition. First of two adventure novels about Kaspa, a feral man raised by African lions. Basis for a 1933 film "King of the Jungle" starring Buster Crabbe. Certainly an imitation of Tarzan. [Reference: Clareson, Science Fiction in America, 1870s-1930s 732. Bleiler (1978), p. 188. Reginald 13748]. Offsetting to front free end paper along with neat inked name, foxing to page edges, still a clean just about fine copy. No dust jacket. This edition is uncommon. (31588). Item #31588
Price: $125.00