1954. Fourth Impression. 276 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Thumb-marking present. Visible creasing to gutter. Cracking to gutters, with exposed netting. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Light crushing to spine ends. Notable tanning to spine and edges. Brown marks to front and rear boards. Dents to edges. Textblock is shaky.