London: Geoffrey Bles. ctavo, blue boards. Yellowing and foxing to page edges; 1956 owner name at front; slight endpaper foxing; VG otherwise. Dust jacket (art by William McLaren) has small chips to tips of slightly yellowed spine; small chips to outer corners; partial split and small chips to front flap fold; old internal tape repairs; good, but still respectable in appearance, flap price intact. Australian author’s second novel.