1962. First Published in Great Britain. 260 pages. This is an ex-Library book. Pictorial dust jacket over black cloth. Boots library rebind with associated stickers and markings to pages and boards. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout. Stained brown marking to a few pages, text is not affected. Cracking to gutters of a few pages with exposed binding. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Scuffed paper remnants to front pastedown. Light water staining to rear endpaper. Binding is shaky. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Crushing to spine ends with small splits and fraying to cloth. Scuffing and light marking overall. Mild tanning to spine and edges. Unclipped jacket has heavy edge wear with some areas of loss, heavy tears, chips and creasing. Reinforced with tape. Boots Library sticker to front panel. Dark rubbing and marking to surfaces.