1954. First Edition Thus. 130 pages. Illustrative jacket over purple cloth. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Visible creasing to gutter. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Light tanning to spine and edges. Minimal marks to boards. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears and creasing. Loss to spine ends and edges. Some tanning to spine. Visible rubbing to surfaces. Scuffing to edges.