1953. First Edition. 189 pages. Yellow and brown dust jacket over brown cloth. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Pen inscription to front free endpaper. Noticeable creasing to gutter. Cracking to gutters, with exposed netting. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Light crushing to spine ends. Some sunning to spine and edges. White marks to boards. Unclipped jacket has heavy edgewear with some areas of loss, heavy tears, chips and, creasing. Visible tanning to spine. Some rubbing to surfaces.