Jorkens Borrows Another Whiskey

London: Michael Joseph, 1954. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The price clipped jacket is chipped at the edges; the head of the spine is damaged, including minor loss, as is the spines tail, this with more substantial loss. The front of the jacket suffers also from minor loss at the outer edge towards the tail, repeated on the front board, which is chipped underneath. Both end papers and paste downs are foxed and there is an ownership signature on the front end paper as well as a bookseller's stamp. The body of the book is in very good condition, clean, unmarked and solid. "Joseph Jorkens (usually referred to simply as Jorkens) is the lead character in over 150 short stories written between 1925 and 1957 by the Irish author Lord Dunsany, noted for his fantasy short stories, fantastic plays, novels and other writings. The Jorkens stories, primarily fantasy but also including elements of adventure, mystery and science fiction literature, have been collected in a series of six books, and were a key inspiration for the "fantastic club tale" type of short story" (Wikipedia)