Octavo, illustration by Amelia S. Edwards, cloth. The first volume in the Amber series. [Reference: Barron (ed), Fantasy and Horror 7-388. Schlobin, The Literature of Fantasy 1143. Survey of Modern Fantasy Literature I, pp. 29-35. Tymn (ed), Fantasy Literature, pp. 180-82]. Glue bleed stain along gutter margins (not uncommon in Doubleday books of this period), a fine copy in a fine dust jacket, touch of edge rubbing to spine ends, thin rub along spine/rear panel fold, some age darkening to rear panel. A very collectible copy of this title. (10173).