1954. First Published. 384 pages. Signed by the author. Illustrative jacket over green cloth. Flat signed by author to title page. Inscribed by the author to front free endpaper. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Minor dog-eared corners. Thumb-marking present. Noticeable creasing to gutter. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Light crushing to spine ends. Some tanning to spine and edges. Some white marks to boards. Textblock is shaky. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears and creasing. Loss to spine ends. Some tanning to spine. Light rubbing to surfaces. Scuffing to edges.