1953. No edition remarks. 453 pages. Blue dust jacket over blue cloth covered boards with gilt. Pages have mild tanning and foxing throughout, moderate at end-papers, paste-downs and heavy at text-block edges. Long edge of text-block has significant brown liquid marks. Minor pencil marking to front free end-paper. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Small patch of sunning on spine due to jacket loss. Gilt lettering is darkened. Top edge of text block is dust marked. Unclipped jacket has moderate edge-wear with chips, tears and creasing. Moderate tanning to spine.