London, Jonathan Cape, 1924. First edition, first impression. Hardback. A very good copy. In the jacket. "Fantasy satire in the tradition of Swift that chronicles the rise and fall of a mighty Ant Race that flourished in Central Africa in prehistoric times whose civilization is destroyed by the great Ant World-War" [Locke, Spectrum I:83] A little toning to the spine, two 40mm ragged tears to the rear and a little edge wear elsewhere. Spine tips a little bumped and some offsetting to the endpapers from the jacket. [11931, Hyraxia Books].