1954. First Edition. 250 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over purple cloth with gilt lettering. Pages are bright and clear with tanning and foxing to free endpapers and text block edges. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper and paste-down, with a few small nicks along text block edge. Occasional thumb-marking present throughout. Boards have light shelf-wear with minor corner bumping and slight crushing to spine ends. Boards are subtly bowed. Clipped jacket has light surface wear, with small tears and creasing to edges and corners. Lightly tanned and foxed overall. Inscriptions down spine.