1956. No Edition Remarks. 191 pages. Signed by the author. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth with gilt lettering. Signed by author to front free endpaper 'with best wishes'. Black and white photographic plates. Foreword by Lord Brabazon of Tara. Noticeable foxing and tanning to pages and plates. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers, as well as title pages. Light cracking and creasing to gutters and hinges but binding remains firm. Extremely faint date stamp to front endpaper. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has heavier tanning with soft crushing to ends. Slight tanning to edges of boards. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean. Unclipped dust jacket with minor rubbing, chipping and tearing to edges. Moderate creasing, marking and scuffing overall. Mild foxing to flaps. A few faint liquid droplet marks to spine.