1957. First Edition. 286 pages. Illustrative cream jacket over red cloth. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Heavier to front and rear free endpapers and pastedowns. Pen inscription to front pastedown. Thumb-marking present. Notable creasing to gutter. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Light bumping to corners. Moderate crushing to spine ends. Slight tanning to spine and edges. Water staining to front board. Textblock is shaky. Book has a slight forward lean. Unclipped jacket has heavy edgewear with notable areas of loss, heavy tears, chips and, creasing. Visible tanning to spine and edges. Water staining to front panel. Curling to panels and flaps.