

The dust jacket is protected in a new clear removeable archival cover. The dust jacket is NOT price clipped and has a stated price of 10s 6d net.

Some fading to the spine as otherwise common to this title. The jacket has strong vibrant colors with No edgewear, No chips, No rips, No tears, No stains, and No foxing. The original first printing dust jacket is in near fine condition having benefited from very slight restoration to the outer spine tips by an expert paper conservator.

Beautiful book with very bright, clean boards! A stunning example of this elusive first state book. The internal pages are clean, bright and flat with crisp page corners with no stains, no handling marks, no writing, no foxing, and no bent pages. The end papers are in perfect clean condition, being bright and flat with no owner names, no inscriptions, no book plates, and no bookstore stamps. The boards are in clean, beautiful condition with sharp corners, and no edgewear. Original crisp fine black covered boards with bright unfaded silver titles to front and spine. First Edition, First Printing, First State Beautiful fine book with a near fine vibrant dust jacket.
