The Raid Of The Terribore: A Modern Adventure Story. By John Mackworth. Illustrated by Thomas Somerfield. Frontispiece by Reginald Mills, R.B.A. Philadelphia; J. B. Lippincott Company, 1937. First edition. Red library cloth hardcover. 308 pages. Measures 8 1/4" x 5 3/4".

Fantasy novel of unstoppable machine that burrows in to rob the Bank of England, other targets. Published earlier in Britain as THE MENACE OF THE TERRIBORE (1936). International criminal with advanced war-craft (capable of traveling under water and boring through the earth) plunders at will, seemingly immune to the British military force attempting to destroy his vehicle. Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy, p. 148. Bleiler (1948), p. 130. Reginald 09494A. Not in Hubin (1979; 1994). Rare book.

CONDITION: Book is in very good condition. Ex-library copy with usual markings. Intact. Pages display scattered minor soiling, a few small ink-stamps. No loose or musty pages. Covers are primarily clean. Hinges are solid. Fading on spine. From a smoke free home.

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