1953. First UK Edition. 224 pages. Pictorial dust jacket with white lettering over red cloth. Jacket design by Gerard Quinn. Label stuck to front flap announcing that it won an award at 11th World Science Fiction Convention. Clean pages with firm binding. Minimal tanning to endpapers and page edges. Text block edges more notably tanned with slight nicks. Mild wear to spine, board edges and corners, with mild scuffing and soiling to boards. Slight sunning to spine ends. Boards a little rubbed and marked overall. Book has a slight forward lean. Unclipped dust jacket. Mild wear and chipping to edges and corners. Several minor tears to folds. Notable sunning to spine. Small scuff to rear panel. Slightly sticky patch to front panel from removal of sticker. Slightly rubbed and marked overall.