Description
FIRST EDITION, title-page design by Edward Bawden with decorations by him throughout, and his design to Shell advert at rear also, the paper slightly toned throughout with some very faint spots to half-title, pp. 142, [2], foolscap 8vo, original yellow boards, backstrip lettered in red with spine slightly cocked, partial browning to free endpapers, the front pastedown with Australian bookseller ticket at foot, the dustjacket with an Edward design to front panel, slightly chipped, nicked and rubbed to extremities, with a larger (1cm) chip to top-right corner of front panel, good