London: J.M. Dent, 1926. First / First. Hardback. A very good copy. A rare fantasy work. Bernard Sleigh is perhaps best now remembered for his maps of Fairyland (primarily Ancient Mappe of Fairyland - though at least one earlier map exists), with his fiction becoming a little sidelined. I think this is his first and only book of prose (preceded by poetry). The book is published with a woodcut by Sleigh to the verso of a prelim between the half title and title leaves. Presumably the jacket is by Sleigh too. Contains 10 short pieces examining encounters with fairies, dryads and water nymphs. Apparently, Bleiler took the book as a sleight on Conan Doyle and his belief in fairies, though it seems Doyle and Sleigh were on the same page. Subtitled 'being sundry records from the proceedings of the Society for the Investigation of Faery Fact & Fallacy' - the society beign a framing narrative for the stories. The jacket has a couple of chips to the spine, a few short tears and some nibbling to the top edge. Spotted to the reverse. Internally there's a little foxing, covering the block edges as well. A square from another copy of the jacket has been pasted to the frontis leaf recto, for some reason. Seller's sticker to the front pastedown. A presentable copy of an uncommon book. Very Good / Very Good. Item #13117