1951. First Edition Thus. 395 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Volume I. Minor tanning to otherwise clear pages. Slightly more prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Moderate cracking to gutters causing some looseness to binding but pages remain attached. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild staining, tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has similar tanning with soft rubbing and crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean.