1951. Shortened Version. 256 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over blue cloth. Noticeable tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Pen inscription to front free endpaper. Light cracking to gutters but binding remains firm. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with visible staining, tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has slightly heavier tanning with soft crushing to ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Unclipped dust jacket with minor rubbing, chipping and tearing to edges. Moderate tanning and scuffing overall.