Lord Dunsany — When the Sirens Slept

London, Jarrolds , [1944]. First edition. Cloth. An excellent first edition copy of this autobiography by Lord Dunsany in the original dustwrapper. The first edition of this work. A delightful autobiography, recollecting Lord Dunsany's experiences in many lands as a poet, playwright, lecturer, and sportsman. With glimpses on of american life post War, of literary london, the mountains of Ireland, Kent's hillsides, the sheep in Algeria, and tiger hunting in India. A very charming book , reflecting a gifted and poetical mind's insight into all the strangeness and wonders of life as experienced by the author. With the price clipped dustwrapper. Illustrated with a frontispiece. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally very smart with only minor shelf wear and a slight bumping to the head and tail of the spine, as well as a minor fading to the cloth to the top extremity of the front board. The dustwrapper is price clipped and smart with only slight shelf wear and a minor loss to the front wrap, not affecting the titles. Internally, firmly bound. the pages are bright and clean. Illustrated with a frontispiece. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed/Very Good.