First edition, first printing. x, 400pp, with one colour plate illustration. Blood red cloth=covered boards with white lettering on green title labels front and spine. 8vo. Cloth a little shelf worn, gently rounded at corners and spine tips, short slight crease across spine head. Text block edges faintly foxed. Creased front paste down and a little toning at page margins, else internally neat, clean, and tight. Small bookseller's ticket on front paste down. In its original shelf worn and edge-chapped dust wrapper, just a little toned in places. Dust jacket now protected in an archival quality Mylar wrapper fitted without the use of tape or adhesives.
