1954. Abridged Edition. 256 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Black and white illustrated frontispiece. Binding remains firm. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Previous owner's inscriptions to front free endpaper and rear pastedown. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Slight crushing to spine ends. Dents and marking to front board. Clipped jacket has heavy edgewear with areas of loss, heavy tears, chips, and creasing. Water staining to front panel with tape to inside front panel. Wear marks, foxing and staining overall.