8vo. (Occasional spotting to fore-edge and preliminary margins.) Original black cloth-textured boards (Gilbert’s first state), upper cover with central diamond motif stamped in silver within an overall blind-stamped diaper pattern, spine lettered in silver, design to upper cover in silver and blind; dust jacket (ends of spine panel chipped and worn, some wear to extremities, flap folds a little toned, some soiling to rear panel). Provenance: C. G. Millward (ownership signature on front free endpaper, dated “Dec. 1957”).

FIRST EDITION, FIRST IMPRESSION, with "Boofy" for "Dolly" on page 134.sa Gilbert A4a (1.1).