1953. First Edition. 195 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Pages are moderately tanned with mild foxing to endpapers and text block edges. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper and paste-down, with a few small nicks and water drops along text block edge. Black rub marks to gutter of page 61. Occasional thumb-marking present throughout. Boards have light shelf-wear with slight corner bumping and mild crushing to spine ends. Moderate tanning to spine and edges.