1956. First Edition. 286 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over black cloth boards with gilt lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Slight crinkling to paper at gutter. Clean pages and illustrations with light tanning and foxing to text block edges. Binding is firm throughout with minor thumb-marking. Heavier tanning to free endpapers. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Slight crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is darkened. Visible wear marks to boards. Unclipped Jacket. Panels and spine have light edgewear with tears and creases. Moderate sunning to spine. Visible wear marks to spine and panels.