First Edition, first Impression. [6], 196pp, four colour plates. Quarter-bound in white cloth over pictorial paper-covered boards; gilt titles on spine, green endpapers. 8vo. Very, very lightly bumped spine head. Dust jacket has very, very light shelf wear; mirrors book damage, not price clipped. Dust jacket protected in an archival-quality Mylar wrapper fitted without the use of tape or adhesives. "History masters, painting, horses, tulips, tropical fish, music, the solar system -- here are only some of the subjects touched on in this pot-pourri of stories, articles and poems..." Colour plates and numerous black and white line drawings by contemporary artists in text throughout, including a four-page cartoon inset by William Pappas.
