London. Toronto.William Heinemann Ltd. No date. [1938]. [vi], xii, [2], 3-423pp. 47 black & white illustrations including frontispiece. Original cloth, gilt. Original printed dust-wrapper. Octavo. First edition. Spine a little cocked; light fading to top edges; head and heel of spine a trifle bumped; light spotting to fore-edges; wrapper has significant loss to top edge and lower corners of front panel, to head and heel of spine, and much of the rear panel; bookplate of A.J.A. Symons to front paste-down endpaper; else a very good copy, the interior bright an clean.Presentation copy from the author to A. J. A. Symons. Inscription to front free endpaper reads: "To A. J. with affectionate regard. Margaret Lane December 1938". Julian Symons's copy with his notes loosely laid in.