1955. 255 pages. Black pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth with gilt lettering. Inscription to front endpaper. Pages are clean and bright with a firm binding. Endpapers and page edges are lightly tanned and foxed. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Tanning to spine and edges. Boards are bowed. Book has a forward lean. Light wear to clipped dust jacket with tears, nicks and creases to spine, edge and corners. Loss to spine ends.