1956. First Edition. 127 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Pages have mild tanning and foxing throughout, moderate at end-papers, paste-downs and text-block edges. Presentation plate to front free end-paper. Cracking to hinges, no damage to end papers. Some occasional moderate cracking to gutters throughout, binding remains reasonably firm. Damp staining. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Moderate crushing to spine ends, with splitting, fraying and loss to the head, tail and joints. Book has a slight forward lean. Sunning to spine.