xi, [1], 288 + 32 ad pp. Illustrated with 10 plates, including 4 from microscopic photos and 6 from paintings by H. M. Brock; 5 drawings within the text including and a cipher in hieroglyphics. 7½x4¾, brown cloth with peach colored decoration on the front cover, spine lettered in gilt, front cover lettered in black and in peach. First Edition.

The author’s first book of short stories, preceded only by "The Red Thumb Mark." Both a Haycraft Queen cornerstone and a Queen’s Quorum title.