1954. Reprinted. 214 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth covered boards with gilt. Pages remain bright and clean with minimal tanning and foxing. Binding remains firm. A previous owner's name to front free endpaper. Small bookshop label to front pastedown. Boards have light shelf wear with minor corner bumping and crushing to spine ends. All surfaces tanned and sunned.Gilt lettering to spine is slightly dulled.