1954. First Edition. 245 pages. This is an ex-Library book. Illustrated dust jacket over dark red cloth. Expected library inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Moderate tanning to pages with heavier tanning to pastedowns and endpapers. Slight dog-eared pages throughout and heavier foxing and tanning to text block edges. There is cracks to guttering with exposed netting and binding is loose. Boards have mild rubbing and visible bumping to corners. Fair crushing to spine ends and noticeable sunning to spine. Unclipped jacket with visible edge wear and rubbing. Splitting to joints and visible tearing to corners, edges and spine ends and heavier sunning and foxing to interior.