1953. Reprinted. Unpaginated. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Paginated in separate volumes. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Liquid staining to some pages. Noticeable cracking to gutters. Binding remains firm. Boards have noticeable edge wear with corner bumping and rubbing to surfaces. Heavy sunning to spine and edges with some crushing to ends. Gilt lettering is dulled. Book has a slight forward lean. Some fraying to cloth at spine ends.