1952. First Edition. 240 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth covered boards with a yellow spine strip. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing, mild to end-papers and text-block edges. Cracking to hinges, no damage to end papers. Some occasional mild cracking to gutters throughout, binding remains reasonably firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean.