1953. This Edition. 378 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over blue cloth boards. Gilt lettering. Black and white illustrated frontispiece. Clean pages with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Pencil markings to front free endpaper. Top textblock edge dyed blue. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Gilt lettering is darkened. Moderate sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket. Panels and spine have moderate edgewear with chips, tears and creases. Minor sunning to spine. Minor wear marks to spine and panels.