1956. First Edition. 223 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Binding remains firm. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Top corner of front free endpaper and half-title page. Minor dog-eared corners. Water staining to some pages, text remains unaffected. Previous owner's inscription to rear free endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Light tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Wear marks overall.