1953. First Edition. 192 pages. No dust jacket. Black cloth. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout. Damp staining to rear pastedown. Some small scuffed tears to edges of pages. Minor pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Light rubbed marking overall. Book is slightly forward leaning. Minor speckled white marks to boards.