
THE FLOWER OF THE GODS
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Green Circle Books, New York, 1936. Hard cover, 254 pages. Good; boards show some small spots and stains, small loss on spine, a few small spots on top page block; touch of soil on bottom fore-edge corner; bit of wear at spine ends; corners bumped with a bit of board exposed at bottom front point; binding sound but front hinge a bit loose. No jacket. End-papers and paste-downs browning; ‘Strong’s Lending Library Port Hope, Ont.’ stamped on FEP. Remainder of interior clean and unmarked; pages tanned with occasional age/smudge mark; small hole (biopredation) at upper fore-edge. ‘… a novel of Eastern magic, of white passion and modern lives in the thrall of an ancient Asiatic mystery. … Into their story of Eastern magic and Western life they have woven a spell that will transport you to mystic Tibet, San Francisco, Calcutta, and back again to San Francisco. It is the story of Lee Breckinridge’s lone wolf attempt to garner the sacred blossoms of the far Himalayas; a story of love and crime and sacrifice; a tale with a hidden, symbolic meaning. For, as Lee Breckinridge comes to know, faith is the Flower of the Gods.’ (from prelim. page)