1952. First Edition. 554 pages. No dust jacket. Signed by the author. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Signed by the author with dedication to front endpaper. Deckled edges. Clean pages with noticeable tanning and foxing throughout. Tightly bound with faint thumb-marking throughout. Mild thumb-marking present. Mild droplet staining to text block edges. Boards have light edgewear with corner crushing and mild marking to boards. Mild sunning to spine, which has mild crushing and tearing to ends. Notable cocking to spine. Boards are mildly warped. Mild water stains and droplets to front board.