1965. First Edition. 221 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over black cloth boards. Gilt lettering to spine. Second state, without the embossed golden gun on front board. This variant has white endpapers. Clean pages with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. Large pen inscription to front free endpaper. Slight nick to upper edge of p210. Text block edges slightly rubbed and marked. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Minor wear marks to boards. Book has a slight forward lean. Dust jacket corners cut but not price clipped; priced 18s. Panels and spine have light edgewear with tears and creases. Price in pen to front flap. Minor tanning and wear marks to flaps, panels and spine. Small hole to spine. Slight surface insect damage to front panel. Tiny brown marks to front. Spine interior tanned.