1959. First Edition. 246 pages. No dust jacket. Brown paper covered hard book. Home made jacket attached to boards with non removable laminate. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing, mild to end-papers and text-block edges. Damp staining to early pages. Hinges are cracked with exposed netting. 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.