1952. Second Impression. 570 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Clean pages with mild tanning and moderate foxing throughout. Tightly bound with mild thumb-marking throughout. Previous owner's inscription to front endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Mild scratching and marking to boards. Mild crushing to spine ends. Droplet to front board. Book has forward lean. Boards are mildly warped.