1952. Reprinted. 398 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering. Ex-library copy, with expected inserts and inscriptions. Clean pages with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Ownership plate stuck to front pastedown. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Gilt lettering is darkened. Book has a slight forward lean. Visible wear marks to boards.