Originally published in hardcover in 1954. A bit of slant/roll, scratches to front cover, moderate wear to corners/spine ends. 191 pages, cover illustration by Puhn. If your plan is to read this without any care or attention, you're going to end up holding pieces of paper with words on them, because as is the case with many vintage paperbacks, this is fragile and will not stand up to rough treatment. If, on the other hand, you plan to slip it right into the collection, then God be with you my child.