1953. First edition thus. 299 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over laminated cream cloth covered boards. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Binding remains firm. A previous owner's name to front free endpaper. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some mild marking and tanning. Clipped jacket has heavy wear with tears, chipping and creasing. Some tanning and foxing to all surfaces, particularly to spine. Some pencil on front. Front surface detaching at spine.