1953. First UK edition. 191 pages. White and purple pictorial dust jacket over red cloth. Inscriptions to front pastedown and endpaper. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Foxing more noticeable towards the start and end of the book and on text block edges. Endpapers have strips of tanning caused by jacket. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Light tanning to spine and edges. The unclipped dust jacket has heavy edge wear, with tears, chips and large areas of loss. Moderate tanning to spine and edges. Jacket moderately foxed overall.