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Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1912. First edition. Tanning to paste downs and end papers, some foxing to page edges and a bit of scattered foxing to text, spine ends and corner tips slightly rubbed, a bright, nearly fine copy. (28928). Octavo, pp. [1-2] [i-ix] x [xi] xii-xiv [1-3] 4-324 [1-2] 3 [4]: ads [note: first leaf is a blank] + 64-page publisher's catalogue dated "12/11" at bottom of page 64 inserted at rear, original black cloth, front and spine panels stamped in silver and gold. Collects ten stories and ten poems. Two of the stories, "Space" and "The Grove of Ashtaroth," are "among Buchan's best work" - Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 292. The UK edition includes three stories ("Streams of Water in the South," "The Riding of the Ninemileburn," and "The Rime of True Thomas") and two poems that were omitted from the later U.S. edition that added a story, "Fountainblue," not included in this UK edition. [Reference: Ashley, Who's…

The Moon Endureth: Tales and Fancies is a collection of stories and poems by John Buchan. It includes supernatural tales, character studies, and poetry reflecting Buchan's wide range of interests and mastery of prose style.

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