First American edition, first issue. Original beige cloth-covered boards, stamped in black. Top edge stained red, other edges untrimmed. Offsetting to endpapers, lightly soiled, spine ends lightly worn. In bright original engraver’s proof dust-jacket with very light edge wear. Rear cover and flaps of dust jacket are blanc with with ink color test strips on rear panel and front flap. Unique copy with the engravers proof dust jacket.