THE BEST OF SAKI (H.H. Munro) : (Viking, Compass Books C88)

Text/Bright, Clean, and Near New w/faint creasing to first title page. Softcover/Good; intact but tired w/rubs to all leading edges & soiling & wear to surfaces. Collection of stories penned by Burmese-born British author Hector Hugh Munro (1870 - 1916), better known by the pen name Saki, and, H. H. Munro. Saki's witty, mischievous and sometimes macabre tales, satirizing Edwardian society, were first published in newspapers and later collected into volumes. This 179 page collection, chosen by Graham Greene, are presented in 5 parts: 1, Reginald (1904); 2, Reginald in Russia (1910); 3, The Chronicles of Clovis (1911); 4, Beasts & Super-Beasts (1914); and 5, The Toys of Peace (1923). Strong copy despite flaws.