1954. No Edition Remarks. 623 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with gilt lettering. Previous owner stuck picture to front pastedown. Loss of front free endpaper. Pen inscription to rear endpaper. Pencil inscription to title page. Pages are mildly tanned throughout. Text is clear. Binding is slightly shaky, however pages remain attached. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Visible sunning & crushing to spine. Gilt lettering has darkened. Minor splits causing fraying to cloth at spine ends.