1952. First Published. 261 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Well bound and clean pages, with mild tanning to text block edges. Front endpaper is missing. Previous owner's inscriptions to half title page. Heavy foxing to pastedowns and rear endpaper. Boards have moderate shelf wear, with rubbing and marking. Light bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Boards are slightly bowed with water marks. Unclipped jacket has light edge-wear with minor tears and chipping. Moderate tanning and creasing, with rubbing and marking.