1953. Second Edition. 312 pages. Dust jacket over blue cloth with gilt lettering. Prize plate to front pastedown. Light tanning to otherwise clear pages, pastedowns and free endpapers. More prominent to text block edges. Slight thumb marking to free endpapers. Some looseness to binding but pages remain attached. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has heavier tanning with soft crushing to ends.Gilt lettering is slightly darkened. Book has a slight forward lean. Clipped dust jacket with minor rubbing, chipping and tearing to edges. Moderate tanning and scuffing overall.