1952. First Edition. 244 pages. No dust jacket. Pink paper covered boards. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Heavier tanning to free endpapers and pastedowns. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Thumb-marking present. Visible creasing to gutter. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Visible crushing to spine ends. Noticeable tanning to spine and edges. Some scuffing to edges. Textblock is shaky. Book has a slight forward lean.