Welches, OR: Arcane Wisdom, 2014. First / First. Hardback. A fine copy. This is the first separate edition of the story, which first appeared in 1947 in the Arkham House 'Night's Black Agents'. Part of the Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser series. Number 162 of 500 copies signed by S.T. Joshi who edited the book. A lovely copy, with a couple of marks to the top of the page block. Fritz Leiber (1910-1992) was one of the leading writers in the field of Sword and Sorcery, along with Howard and Moorcock. Through his Fafhrd and Gray Mouser duo he established many tropes of the genre, spreading their adventures over five decades. Fine / Fine. Item #12757