A fine collection of prose intermingled with verse. Stories include: The Dog Hervey; The Village that Voted the Earth was Flat; The Edge of the Evening; The Horse Marines; The Vortex; Mary Postgate.

First edition; 8vo (200 x 140 mm); spotting to prelims, imprint left to endpapers from bookmarks; publisher's original red cloth, gilt blocked medallion to front board,, corners are bumped, gilt lettering to spine, unclipped dust jacket, browned spine, upper panel shows signs of shelf wear, loss to corners, binding remains firm and secure, very good condition; [viii], 422pp, [2], [4] ads.