Abbott, Angus Evan. THE GODS GIVE MY DONKEY WINGS. London: Methuen & Co., 1895. Octavo, pp. [1-6] 7-155 [156] + 32-page publisher's catalogue dated "September 1895" inserted at rear, Original decorated tan cloth, front and spine panels stamped in black and light and dark green, all edges untrimmed. First British edition. "Utopian satire in some unspecified mountainous region. The people are of unknown language and culture. Rather amusing; veneration of a donkey's grave." - Leon Gammell Not in Bleiler (1948; 1978) or Reginald (1979; 1992). Cloth soiled, spine ends frayed, light wear along bottom edges, tear in pages 123-24 with tape mend on page 123, else interior clean and tight, a good copy. (#100116)