1951. Seventeenth Impression. 256 pages. No dust jacket. Signed by the author. Brown cloth. Clean pages with mild tanning throughout. Tightly bound with mild thumb-marking throughout. Notable scuffing to front endpaper. Notable droplet staining to text block edges. Boards have mild edgewear with corner crushing and notable marking to boards. Notable sunning to spine, which has mild crushing to ends. Book has forward lean. Boards are notably warped. Moderate water stains to boards.