No Edition Remarks. 288 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Hutchinson's First Novel Library No 9. Inscription to front endpaper: 'Pip from Bill, who saw the book when it was still very much in embryo.' Possibly a friend or relation of the author. Some cracking to hinges causing boards to be loose. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Heavier to endpapers and pastedowns. Previous owner's inscriptions and tape marking to front pastedown and endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Slight splits to spine ends causing cloth to be frayed. Staining to rear board.