London. Melbourne, Toronto.William Heinemann Ltd. 1960. [6], 7-181pp. Many black & white illustrations and tipped-in colour plates throughout. Original pictorial cloth gilt. Original pictorial dust-wrapper. Quarto. First edition. Head and heel of spine and lower board corners a little rubbed; top edge of front board a touch faded; fore-edges lightly spotted; wrapper a little creased and chipped at edges with small corner of loss to top of front panel at spine and head of spine; else a very good, internally clean and bright copy.Presentation copy from Vita Sackville-West. Attached [just] to front free endpaper is a small envelope, addressed in her hand, with a card which reads: "For Martin, with the best of all possible wishes- from Vita. November 1960".