by Homer Clarke Venable as Covington Clarke

Chicago and New York: The Reilly & Lee Company, (1930).

First edition.

Dark green cloth with spine and cover titles in black; in an original colorfully wraparound illustrated dust jacket.

A fine sharp copy; in a near fine dust jacket with a short tear to the lower front panel, a tiny tear to the upper rear panel, and minor shelf edge wear.

"Pseudonym of US lawyer and author Homer Clarke Venable (1891-1953), active in the 1920s, who specialized in flying adventures for boys; under his own name, he wrote some adult fiction. Covington Clarke novels of sf interest include Desert Wings (1930) and Mystery Flight of the Q2 (1932), the latter being a Lost Race tale featuring the discovery of a lost civilization of Incas."--Science Fiction Encyclopedia.

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