1953. Ninth Edition. 300 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth boards with lettering. Slight crinkling to paper at gutter. Clean pages with light tanning and foxing to text block edges. Binding is firm throughout with minor thumb-marking. Heavier tanning to free endpapers. Pen inscription to front free endpaper. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Slight crushing to spine ends. Lettering is bright and clear. Moderate sunning to spine and edges. Minor wear marks to boards.