1953. First Edition. 176 pages. No dust jacket. Signed by the author. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Front endpaper has been signed by Author and dedicated. Dedication is illegible. Pages are clean and bright with a firm binding. Endpapers and page edges are lightly tanned and foxed.page 55-58 are detached. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Tanning to spine and edges. Book has a forward lean.