8vo. Original publisher's red cloth (spine ends slightly faded, a few slight stains along joint); publisher's pictorial dust jacket (spine panel and top edge slightly browned, a few short chips or closed tears to spine ends and foot of front panel). Provenance: Jane C. Braeden (signature on pastedown).

FIRST TRADE EDITION, FIRST PRINTING, so stated on copyright page, with textual error on p.327 (repetition of line 8 on line 10). Second issue cloth binding with top edge stained green and plain endpapers. Dust jacket with $3.95 price, but without "5/57" on front flap. Peterson A47.1b.