First UK Edition. 191 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Book has been rebound by library, with expected inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Pages are moderately tanned with mild foxing to endpapers and text block edges. Residue marks on rear endpaper, with a few small nicks along text block edge. Mild cracking to gutters with exposed netting. Binding remains firm. Water drops and chipping to page 17-21. Occasional thumb-marking present throughout. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with slight bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Light tanning to spine and edges, with visible crushing to spine ends. Book has a pronounced forward lean. Water drops on front and rear boards.