James I and the Gunpower Plot, 1967, Series 561

James I and the Gunpowder Plot.  One of the later titles in the 561 series, colourfully written by L du Garde Peach and illustrated by John Kenney.

This copy:

This matt copy is in no better than ‘good’ condition.  The main problem being the preliminary pages which are messy – with a large inscription and other marks – also a pencil mark to back cover (see photos).  That said, the reading pages are in good shape.  What’s more, with a tally number of 190, I believe this to be a first edition.