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DUNSANY, Lord (PLUNKETT, Edward John, 1878-1957). The Gods of Pegana. With Illustrations in Photogravure by S. H. Sime. London: Elkin Mathews, 1905. 8vo. With frontispiece and 7 plates by Sime. [viii], 1-[95], [1, blank] pp. Bound in publisher’s white cloth backstrip over boards, front board stamped in black (drummer and title), spine lettered in black (minor toning, rubbing to spine, some offsetting, foxing to endleaves, front hinge starting, occasional light foxing in text). Fine. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING OF DUNSANY’S FIRST BOOK; LAID-IN IS A CLIPPED SIGNATURE OF THE ILLUSTRATOR, S. H. SIME. Ownership signature of W. F. Westbrook on ffep. Critics call this title one of the foundational books of the modern fantasy genre.