An unlikely trio of friends, believing themselves destined for adventure, leave their small American town after being visited by the mysterious representative of a lost race hidden in the Gobi Desert. He calls them "Sons of the Blue Wolf," and claims that their coming has been foretold. The three men, believing that Fate has chosen them to make the trip for reasons not yet clear, are prepared to risk everything - including their lives - on this hazardous undertaking, with scant knowledge of the many hardships that lay ahead ...
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An unlikely trio of friends, believing themselves destined for adventure, leave their small American town after being visited by the mysterious representative of a lost race hidden in the Gobi Desert. He calls them "Sons of the Blue Wolf," and claims that their coming has been foretold. The three men, believing that Fate has chosen them to make the trip for reasons not yet clear, are prepared to risk everything - including their lives - on this hazardous undertaking, with scant knowledge of the many hardships that lay ahead. Perley Poore Sheehan's fascinating tale skillfully blends fantasy, mysticism, science fiction, and high adventure!Sheehan (1875-1943) began his lengthy career as a journalist, entering the all-fiction field as an assistant editor for the Munsey pulp-magazine line. Within a few years he laid down his blue pencil to begin writing his own stories. Sheehan was proficient in many genres but is best remembered for his fantastic fiction, which includes such fine works as The Copper Princess, The Woman of the Pyramids, and The Abyss of Wonders.The "Forgotten Classics of Pulp Fiction" series brings back into print ten outstanding novels originally published in rough-paper magazines that flourished during the early decades of the 20th century.
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Very Good. First edition thus, hardcover with red cloth boards in a slipcase, octavo, 191pp., with illustrations, #78 of 1500. Book condition is Very Good, Slipcase is Good. Slipcase has sunning, water damage, chipping, corner and edge wear, book has previous price points in ink on endpapers, some corner and edge wear and a small slash on the spine otherwise binding is tight and pages are clean, bright and unmarked. No DJ.
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Book. Octavo; Limited edition 130/1500; VG/G+; Hardcover with DJ in slipcase; DJ spine, tan with brown print; Slipcase in brown paper without print, tears to paper on spine, stains, soiling to all sides; DJ has small tears to spine ends, slight smudging on spine, else clean and bright; Boards in brown cloth with silver print, slight wear to spine ends else clean and strong; Text block has red tinted top edge, clean and tight; 190 pages, illustrated (b&w). 1339415. FP New Rockville Stock.
