First edition, fourth impression. 316, [4]pp. Red cloth-covered boards with black lettering to spine. 12mo. Cloth a little rubbed and rounded at corners and spined ends, perhaps a tad faded, a few minor marks. Text block edges lightly toned. Internally there's a tiny chip on the fore edge of the front free endpaper and a short (circa 1cm) closed tear of the base of half title and title pages, else neat, clean and tight. In its original illustrated paper dust wrapper, worn, rubbed and chipped at edges and foldsm with some minor loss at crumbled spine ends and small chip on front upper edge, shelf worn. Dust jacket now protected in an archival quality Mylar wrapper fitted without the use of tape or adhesives.
