1955. First Published in Guide Novels. 258 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Pen inscription to front pastedown. Annotations and marginalia to pages throughout. Thumb-marking present. Visible creasing to gutter. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Noticeable crushing to spine ends. Some tanning to spine and edges. Scratches and white marks to boards. Textblock is shaky.