London, Hamish Hamilton, 1952 [1st UK edition]. 8vo, 323 pp, illust. with mono plates. Hard Cover - blue cloth, gilt spine title, the binding is tight and sound with very light edge and corner wear. Two prelims have small original untrimmed corner creases, the text block has a few light edge marks and has no names or annotations. The dustwrapper is price-clipped, has a few marks but remains bright. Overall, a remarkably well-preserved copy.