1953. First Edition. 177 pages. Signed by the author. Dust jacket covered in removable plastic wrapper over red cloth. Signed by the author with dedication to front endpaper. Clean pages with mild tanning and foxing throughout. Tightly bound with faint thumb-marking throughout. Pencil inscription to front endpaper. Boards have light edge wear with minor corner bumping. Mild crushing to spine, with occasional markings overall. Books has a backward lean. Unclipped jacket has light edgewear with tears and creasing. Heavy foxing. Heavy tanning to spine and edges.