William Heinemann. First edition. First issue. Hardback. No DW. Original green cloth gilt with gilt illustration to upper board. 8 coloured plates with tissue guards. Illustrated endpapers. vii, 306 pages plus 6 pages of publisher's adverts. Head and tail of spine and corners slightly worn, spine sunned, small marks to lower board. Lacks front free endpaper. Occasional light foxing to pages, outer edges of pages also foxed. Slight staining to prelims near lower part of hinge otherwise a remarkably clean and bright copy. View More...
