First edition, first printing. 218pp. Red cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine. 8vo. Cloth is rubbed at edges, heavily so around the spine head, gently rounded on corners and spine ends. Cloth colouring has leeched marking the upper text block edge and margins of endpapers. Tape residue on paste downs. Ex lending library, with pocked on rear free endpaper and small stamp on last leaf. A hint of toning in softened page margins. In its original dust wrapper, a little bumped at edges and rubbed on corners and spine ends, tiny loss at spine head. Dust wrapper now protected in a Mylar-style protective sleeve.
