xx, 384pp, black and white engraved portrait frontispiece. Thirty-one in-text black and white illustrations by Walter Tomlinson. Burgundy cloth-covered boards, titles in black on spine. 12mo. Sun-faded spine. Bumping, rounding, scuffing and fraying to spine ends and corners, very small closed tears at spine head. Shelf-wear. Discolouration and heavy wear to rear board. Top text block edge dusty, slight tanning to remaining text block edges. Pastedowns and endpapers tanned and foxed; pencil markings. Cracked front hinge at pastedown. Gutter lightly stretched throughout. Otherwise neat, clean and bright. Fourth and revised edition with additional letters and anecdotes.
