1952. First Edition Thus. 243 pages. Purple dust jacket over black cloth. Binding remains firm. Pages have lgiht tanning and foxing throughout. Heavier to endpapers and pastedowns. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Slight crushing to spine ends. Tears to cloth to spine. Wear marks overall. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears, and creasing. Small areas of loss to spine. Light sunning to spine and edges. Water stain to spine. Tape top edge. Pencil inscription to front flap. Wear marks overall.