1953. Third Impression. 1037 pages. No dust jacket. Laminated red cloth. Light thumb marking, foxing and tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Pen inscription to front free endpaper. Some noticeable looseness to binding but pages remain attached. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with visible staining, tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has similar tanning with noticeable splitting, fraying and crushing to ends. Gilt lettering is noticeably darkened. Book has a slight forward lean.