1953. First Edition Thus. 287 pages. Pink dust jacket over red cloth. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Heavier tanning to free endpapers. Thumb-marking present. Visible creasing to gutter. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Small white marks to boards. Textblock is shaky. Clipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears and creasing. Some tanning to spine. Noticeable rubbing to surfaces. Marks overall.