1954. First Edition. 254 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over pink cloth covered boards with gilt. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Some occasional mild cracking to gutters throughout however binding remains reasonably firm. Boards have heavy edge-wear with bumping to corners, crushing to spine ends and rub wear all over. Cloth has minor damp and dust stains. Mild crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Patchy sunning to spine and boards. Gilt lettering is darkened. Unclipped jacket has heavy edge-wear with some areas of loss, heavy tears, chips and creasing.