1951. Reprinted. 272 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Minor thumb marking, foxing and tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Page corners are subtly dog-eared throughout. Light cracking to gutters but binding remains firm. Book is slightly bowed and forward leaning with visible sunning and scuffing overall. Spine has heavier sunning with soft crushing to ends.