1954. First Edition. 360 pages. No dust jacket. Signed by the author. Black cloth. Signed by the author with dedication to front endpaper. Clean pages with mild tanning and foxing throughout. Tightly bound with faint thumb-marking throughout. Previous owner's inscription to rear pastedown. Small tear to first two pages. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Notable scratching and marking to boards. Mild crushing to spine ends. Book has forward lean. Mild water droplets to front board.