First edition, first impression. xviii, 458pp. Quarter bound in black cloth cover pale blue paper-covered boards with gilt letteirng on the spine. 8vo. An ex library copy with stamps and barcode on front free endpaper, stamp on the copyright page and security label on the rear free endpaper. Text block edges and page faces slightly toned. In its original dust wrapper, shelf worn, and protected in a clear film sleeve which has been a little too tightlly fitted making the jacket misaligned. The film sleeve itself is shelf worn, with some scratched chips across spine, label at the base of the backstip and generally tired.
