1953. First Edition. 183 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth boards with lettering. Ex-libris label. Clean pages with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. Front free endpaper is missing. Ownership plate stuck to front pastedown. Pen annotations and marginalia to a few pages. Hinges are slightly cracked with exposed netting. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Lettering is darkened. Moderate sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Visible wear marks to boards.