London: Hamish Hamilton, 1955. First British Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. First British edition and the first English language edition. Bound in publisher's original blue cloth with spine lettered in silver. Near Fine with very slight lean to spine, slight fading and wear to spine ends, offsetting to endsheets and contents lightly tanned. In a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with light tanning and a small indentation to the spine panel, light wear. A beautiful copy of a book that does not normally turn up in such nice condition.