1960. First Edition. 256 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over brown cloth covered boards with gilt lettering to spine. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing, mild to end-papers and text-block edges. Small nick to long edge of text block, visible as small tear to margin of pages from prelims to page 26. Tiny ink stamp to front endpaper. Some occasional mild cracking to gutters throughout, binding remains reasonably firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Boards slightly warped. Gilt lettering is unevenly darkened and dulled. Cloth has minor dust stains and slight water stains to lower edges. Unclipped jacket has light edge-wear with tears and creasing. Dusty stains on all sides and edges of flaps. Slight water staining to both panels and spine.