1955. First Edition. 255 pages. No dust jacket. Green pictorial cloth covered boards. illustrated by Geoffrey Whittam. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing, mild to end-papers and text-block edges. Previous owner's inscription to reverse of frontispiece. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Moderate tanning to spine. Cloth has minor damp and dust stains.