London, William Heinemann, 1936. First edition, first impression. Hardback. A very good copy. Margery Lawrence's copy, with her ownership signature. Frontis by Sime. Some toning to the jacket, particularly the spine and a little creasing. A little creasing to the spine, with a bit of bumping to the spine tips and corners. Some toning to the endpapers. A few spots to the endpaper. Lord Dunsany (1878-1957) was a prolific writer and one of the architects of what has now cemented itself as the fantasy genre. His work, along with Eddison, Macdonald and Morris, was key in creating the channels from folklore and mythology to entirely synthetic secondary worlds. Illustrations by S.H. Sime [11816, Hyraxia Books].