Abridged Edition. 256 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout. Cracking to gutters of a few pages with exposed binding. Minor pen inscription to front free endpaper. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Mild tanning to spine and edges. Clipped jacket has heavy edge wear with some areas of loss, heavy tears, chips and creasing. Scuffing and light marking overall. Mild tanning to spine and edges. Scuffed splits along joints.