1952. First Edition. 464 pages. Yellow dust jacket over red cloth. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Thumb-marking present. Minor dog-eared corners. Light creasing to gutter. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Minor marks to boards. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears and creasing. Visible tanning to spine. Noticeable rubbing to surfaces. Scuffing to edges.