A bright UK first edition.
Wrapper : The wrapper on this copy is bright, clean, unfaded and complete. It is unclipped. It shows a trace of scuffing to the spine ends. Looks sharp.
Book : The book is square and very tight. There are no previous ownership inscriptions. The boards are clean and unfaded. The corners are sharp. The pages are clean. The closed page edges are slightly dusty. No dog-eared pages. The binding is tight - no cracked hinges. A very nice copy in a protected wrapper.
Publisher: Michael Joseph , 1957
Condition: Near Fine. Wrapper: Near Fine