1960. First Edition Thus. 172 pages. No dust jacket. Green striped paper covered boards. Abridged by Anthea Bell. In the Longmans' Abridged Books series. Bright and clean pages with light tanning throughout. Binding is firm throughout with mild thumb-marking. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Heavy tanning to spine, which has mild crushing and wear to ends. Notable stains to boards. Book has forward lean. Boards are mildly warped. Slight paint mark to rear.