1953. Sixth Impression. 505 pages. No dust jacket. Signed by the author. Signed on plate to half title page. Navy boards with red lettering. Clean pages. Notable foxing and tanning to endpapers and page edges. Previous owner's name to front endpaper, with inscription at top of half title page. Pages are rough cut. Moderate wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners. Small splits (approx. 1cm) to spine ends. Minor scuffing, staining and marking to boards.