First edition. Publisher's original blue paper-covered boards with red titles to the upper board and spine, in dustwrapper. Illustrated throughout with colour plates by Stead. A very good copy, the binding square and firm, the bottom corners and spine tips with minor bumping. The contents, with a previous owner's inscription to the front free endpaper, some dustiness and spotting on the text block edge, and light creasing to the top corners, are otherwise clean. Complete with the very good rubbed, nicked and creased pictorial original dustwrapper which has several short closed tears. Not price-clipped (6'- to the bottom of the front flap).
Stock code: 22681
£45