1956. No Edition Remarks. 422 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over red cloth with gilt lettering. Pen inscription of Sir O. A. Aisher to frontfree endpaper. Pages are bright and clear with subtle thumb marking and tanning to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Some very slight looseness to binding but pages remain attached. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has light tanning with soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean. Unclipped dust jacket with moderate rubbing, chipping and tearing to edges. Moderate pencil marking, tanning and scuffing overall.