1952. Reprinted. 319 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Previous owner's inscription to front pastedown and free endpaper. Some creasing to gutter. Cracking to gutters, with exposed netting. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Noticeable tanning to spine and edges. Splits to spine ends. Water staining to boards. Binding is slightly shaky, but pages remain intact.