1952. First Published. 319 pages. Illustrative jacket over blue cloth. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Thumb-marking present. Grubby pages throughout. Noticeable creasing to gutter. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Heavy bumping to corners. Light crushing to spine ends. Noticeable tanning to spine and edges. Brown and white marks overall. Textblock is shaky. Unclipped jacket has heavy edgewear with some areas of loss, heavy tears, chips and, creasing. Visible tanning to spine. Noticeable rubbing to surfaces. Scuffing to edges.