1959. First Published in GB. 288 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Front free endpaper is cut out. Thumb-marking present. Water staining to rear pastedown. Visible creasing to gutter. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Noticeable bumping to corners. Visible tanning to spine and edges. Marks to boards. Sticker to rear board. Textblock is shaky.