1953. Reprint. 371 pages. Signed by the author. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Black and white photographic frontispiece. Binding remains firm. Pages are lightly tanned throughout. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Water staining to rear of frontispiece. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Water staining to front board. Paper residue to both boards. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears, and creasing. Areas of loss to spine ends. Medium tanning and water staining to spine and edges. Wear marks overall.