1955. First Edition. 126 pages. Signed by the author. Illustrated dust jacket over blue cloth with a photographic black and white frontis and plates throughout. Authors signature to front endpaper. Moderate tanning to pages with heavier foxing and tanning to pastedowns and endpapers. Pen inscriptions to front endpaper and visible tanning to text block edges. Both hinges are cracked with exposed netting. Boards have visible rubbing and edge wear. Noticeable bumping to corners and fair crushing to spine ends. The book is forward leaning. Unclipped jacket with major edge wear and visible rubbing. Splitting to joints and visible tearing to corners, edges and spine ends. Heavier foxing and sunning to interior.