Melbourne: Thomas C. Lothian, 1911. Original dark blue cloth gilt lettered, with white and lighter blue bands at upper and lower front cover. pp (238), [2, blank] + 16 pp publisher's October, 1911, catalogue + frontispiece in black and mustard. Mild rubbing to the white bands on front cover, small bump to lower outer corners of covers, a VG+ clean, bright & tight copy, no owner names. First book of this Melbourne public school master who published one play and four books of stories. These are based on tales he told to his lads in the dormitory.; Octavo