1953. First Edition Thus. 868 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Prize plate to front free endpaper. Light foxing and tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Light cracking and staining to gutters and hinges; some looseness to binding but pages remain attached. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild staining, tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has heavier tanning with soft crushing to ends. Book has a slight forward lean.