WHEN THE WORLD SHOOK, Being an Account of the Great Adventure of Baston, Bickley and Arbuthnot.

First edition in book form, first printing. Publisher's original brown cloth, titles stamped in blind to the upper board and in gilt to the spine, in dustwrapper. Illustrated four start charts across two pages inserted at p.148, as issued. An excellent better than very good copy, the binding square and firm with a little bumping to the spine tips, the cloth and gilt is bright and fresh. The contents, with mild toning and a crease to the top corner of the rear endpaper, are otherwise clean and without inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the very good original dustwrapper that has several nicks and small chips with a little loss at the base of the spine and top of the rear panel. Correctly priced 7/- net to the spine. A scarce title in dustwrapper.

Originally published as a serial story between November 1918 and April 1919 in The Quiver, this first edition in book form was published on 19 March 1919 in a print-run of 14,000 copies. (Whatmore F47; Bleiler; Locke: A Spectrum of Fantasy).