1951. First Edition. 323 pages. Dust jacket over black cloth with gilt lettering. Minor dog-earring, foxing and tanning to pages. Slightly lighter to pastedowns and free endpapers. Pen inscription to front free endpaper. Light cracking and creasing to gutters; some looseness to binding but pages remain attached. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild scuffing overall. Spine has subtle sunning with soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean. Unclipped dust jacket with minor rubbing, chipping and tearing to edges. Moderate tanning and scuffing overall.