First US edition. 8vo. Pp. [xii], 244. Quarter-bound in yellow cloth over red paper-covered boards, stamped in red foil to spine. Yellow endpapers. Dust jacket designed by William Webb, priced at $23 to front flap.
Signed by Author to title page.
Seven short stories and a novella, "The Nonce Prize", a chilling portrait of a man who has been framed as a child abuser. "Self at his most nihilistic and funny; you'll laugh and flinch at the same time." –Guardian