1955. First Published. 286 pages. Purple dust jacket over green cloth. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Notable creasing to gutter. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Light crushing to spine ends. Visible sunning to spine and edges. Minor marks to boards. Clipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears and creasing. Visible tanning to spine. Some rubbing to surfaces. Scuffing to edges.