1953. First Edition. 152 pages. Signed by the author. Photographic dust jacket over green cloth. Author dedication signature. Pages are mostly clean overall, with moderate tanning throughout. Slight crinkling to paper at gutters, however binding remains firm. Thumb-marking present throughout. Boards have visible edge wear with corner bumping. Moderate tanning to spine and edges with some crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is darkened. Unclipped jacket. Panels have heavy edge wear with chips, tears and creasing. Large split to front joint, causing panel to become loose. Substantial area of loss to all surfaces.