1956. First Edition. 234 pages. Signed by the author. Illustrated jacket over green cloth with gilt titles and decoration to front and spine. Flat signed by the author to title page. Pages have slight foxing, tanning and minor thumbing. Pencil inscriptions to front endpaper. Endpapers have strips of tanning caused by jacket. Text block edges are a little tanned and foxed. Boards have some moderate edge wear, with slight bumping to corners and minor bumping to spine ends. Slightly mottled and dusty overall. Gilt is bright. Unclipped jacket has light edgewear with small tears and creasing. Jacket is slightly rubbed and marked overall. Some creasing and bubbling to lamination.