First edition, first impression. 334pp, with occasional black and white illustrations in text. Black cloth boards, gilt-stamped lettering to spine. Decorated endpapers. 8vo. Cloth a little pushed in at spine ends. Some faint spotting on text block edges and pages perhaps a little creamy else neat. clean and tight throughout. In its original, shelf worn, dust wrapper, price clipped, bumped along edges with a couple of minor indentations, a scattering of small dark spots on the interior.