First English language edition, second impression. 124pps. Cream cloth-covered boards; red titles on spine. 8vo. Lightly bumped spine ends. Light bumping to lower edges and corners; lightly bumped and worn corners. Dusty top text block edge, all edges just starting to fox, some faint, occasional spotting throughout. Ex-library copy with usual lender's stamps and markings on pastedown, endpapers, title page and final page, else internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has very light shelf wear, protected in Brodart-style wrapper, minor curling to edges; not price clipped. Numerous black and white illustrations in text throughout. Translated into English by Marianne Helweg.
