1953. First Edition. 182 pages. No dust jacket. Signed by the author. Black cloth. Contains black and white illustrations and plates throughout. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Thumb-marking present. Notable creasing to gutter. Cracking to gutters, with exposed netting. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Visible bumping to corners. Notable crushing to spine ends. Dents to edges. White marks and scratches to boards. Textblock is shaky. Book has a prominent forward lean.