1956. First Edition. 223 pages. Pictorial dust jacket with black lettering over green cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Book has been reinforced with new endpapers. Clean pages. Minimal foxing and tanning to endpapers and page edges. Occasional small brown stains to margins not affecting text. Mild wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners, with light marks across the boards. Book has a forward lean. Spine ends are crushed. Gilt is bright. Unclipped dust jacket. Mild wear, with small (approx. 5mm) tears and chips to edges and corners. Minor tanning, soiling and creasing across the DJ.