1951. First Edition. 174 pages. Signed by the author. Blue jacket over blue cloth. Inscription to front endpaper. Pages are clean and bright with a firm binding. Endpapers and page edges are lightly tanned and foxed. Boards are a little rub worn with some slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped and spine ends are a little crushed. With some tanning to spine and edges. The clipped dust jacket has heavy edge wear, with tears, chips and foxing to interior. Most of rear panel and flap are missing. With some tanning to spine and edges.