Collectible - Good First Edition Signed With Dust Jacket

SIGNED! London: Methuen, 1953. 1st edition. Oblong sm 4to. 74pp. Illus. by Philippe Jullian. Signed by author on bookplate. Good book. Fair dust jacket. Dust jacket torn all the way across front panel in two places, edges frayed. DJ in clear wrap and laid into book. Spine twisted; ends worn, front joint a bit chipped at crown. Boards soiled and edgeworn,, corners frayed. Bookplate inside. Binding cracked at p. 13, and starting elsewhere. Small chip on fore edge of last page. Inquire if you need further information.