First edition, first printing. Publisher's original black cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in the Richard Chopping illustrated dustwrapper. Green patterned endpapers. A very good or better copy, the binding square and firm with some bumping to the spine tips and corners, the cloth and gilt bright and fresh. The contents are clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. There are a few small marks to the closed text block edge. Complete with the lightly rubbed and creased, price-clipped dustwrapper that has a few tiny foxing spots to the rear flap and is otherwise without loss or tears.
[Gilbert A13a (1.2 First impression, first issue, second state, binding A)], preceded only by the issue of 940 copies with the gilt stamped gun on the upper board.
Stock code: 26025
£225