1953. First Edition. 320 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Pages are mildly tanned with light foxing. Notable cracking to gutters. Mild thumb-marking present. Notable tape staining to endpapers. Pencil inscription to front endpaper. Moderate droplet staining to text block edges. Boards have mild edgewear with corner crushing and notable marking to boards. Heavy tanning to spine, which has mild crushing to ends. Book has forward lean. Boards are mildly warped. Moderate water stains to spine.