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First edition, first printing. Publisher's original black cloth with titles to the spine in silver and a female silhouette to the upper board in brown, in the Pat Marriott illustrated dustwrapper. A better than very good copy, the binding square and firm with just a little bumping to the spine tips, the cloth bright and fresh. The contents, with a small bookseller's label to the bottom edge of the front pastedown, are otherwise clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. The closed text block edge with just a few isolated foxing spots. Complete with very good, price-clipped dustwrapper that has small nicks at the tips of the darkened spine, and some toning and dustmarks to the the rear panel.

First impression, second state binding with the honey-chile silhouette to upper board. 19,515 copies printed. [Gilbert A6a (1.3)]