Near-vg. 316pp + 4pp publisher's list, and 2 more at the front. 7.5 inches. No dw. Royal blue buckram, black titles front and spine. Covers vg, lightly rubbed spine extremities and front fold, slightly spotted to spine. Slightly foxed tops and edges. Internally slight staining to upper corner edges of endpapers, and a stain at top of pp38/39. Back hinge starting. No owner's marks. A quirky, faintly metaphysical and old-fashioned fantasy, discursive in an Edwardian manner, and set amid the ordinary working life of English society in early years of the 20th century, in London, and Devonshire. Somewhat Wellsian. Uncommon. 460g. (Science fiction, Fantasy) Size: 12mo - over 6¾"" - 7¾"" tall