Alfred George Gardiner (1865-1946) was a British author and journalist. This book contains what the jacket blurb calls "thoughtful, whimsical essayetttes", written under a pseudonym during World War I and mostly originally published in the London newspaper The Star. The text is profusely illustrated with pen & ink drawings by Clive Gardiner. 274 pages, with untrimmed side & bottom page edges. The book is in excellent condition, with just light front cover corner bumps, a light erasure to the ffep and toned pages. The seldom-seen dust jacket has some edge tears, moderate edge/corner wear, moderate wear along the spine and some spine spotting; but generally nice considering its age. This first, in this condition and with the jacket, is very scarce.