Publication: Little, Brown and Company, 1940, Boston
First U.S. edition. Dust jacket art by Tom Lea. Near fine in price-clipped dust jacket with light wear to spine ends and the extremities. Pisco Gabar enjoyed drinking and because of this he forgot to blow the horn of warning that hung where the mule trail narrowed to a one way trail along the sheer face of the Andean cliff. Being an atheist and hater of priests, he came face to face with Don Jose-Maria, a genuine believer of the Church. Neither could go anywhere so they sat down to settle their differences each trying to outface the other. How they strike a bargain for Pisco's immortal soul and how he lives up to the bargain, forms a tale that keeps the reader on the edge of the world. This is only one of twelve exciting short stories.
Inventory Number: 17487