1960. First Edition Thus. 368 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth covered boards with gilt. Illustrated black and white frontispiece. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing, mild to end-papers and text-block edges. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Sunning to spine. Gilt lettering is bright and clear.