Edited by S.O. Howes. Decorative title page, with title lettered in red. 9½x6¼, green buckram, sundial stamped in black on front cover, small gilt sundial vignette on spine, lettered in gilt. First Edition.

Inscribed and signed by Ambrose Bierce to his brother: “To my dear Brother, Albert S. Bierce, Ambrose Bierce, Washington D.C., August 19, 1909” in pencil and an ownership signature in ink of Myrtle Wagner(?), all on the front free endpaper. A selection of stories and essays gathered from various published California journals and periodicals, which reflect Bierce's sardonic wit and humor. BAL 1127.