1951. First Edition. 223 pages. No dust jacket. Turquoise cloth with brown lettering to spine. Pages are bright with light tanning and foxing to free endpapers and text block edges. Former owner's inscription to front free endpaper, with rubbing and a few small nicks along text block edge. Occasional thumb-marking present throughout. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with minor bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Heavy tanning and moderate foxing to spine, with visible crushing to spine ends. Book has a pronounced forward lean. Water drops down spine, with a mottled front and rear board.