1953. First Edition. 191 pages. Signed by the author. Pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Flat signed by the author to title page. Black and white photographic frontispiece. Contains black and white in-text images. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout. Minor pencil inscription to front pastedown. Light creasing to gutters of pages. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Book is slightly forward leaning. Light white marking to surfaces. Unclipped jacket has moderate edge wear with chips, tears and creasing. Scuffing and light marking overall. Mild sunning to spine and edges.