THE ANTS OF TIMOTHY THUMMEL. London: Jonathan Cape Ltd, [1924]. Octavo, pp. [1-6] 7-320, three drawings by T. H. Robinson, original black cloth, front and spine panel stamped in white, publisher's device stamped in white on rear panel, bottom edge untrimmed. First edition. Fantasy satire in the tradition of Swift that chronicles the rise and fall of a mighty Ant Race that flourished in Central Africa in prehistoric times whose civilization is destroyed by the great Ant World-War. Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy, p. 83. Bleiler (1948), p. 114. Reginald 05366. A near fine copy in very good decorated dust jacket with edge wear, shallow chipping at upper spine end and upper corner tips, some dust soiling, and some age-darkening. (#106770).
Price: $65.00
"FIRST PUBLISHED 1924" on copyright page.