1955. First Published in GB. 476 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Heavier tanning to free endpapers and pastedowns. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Noticeable creasing to gutter. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Some crushing to spine ends. Notable tanning to spine and edges. Visible splits to spine ends. Brown marks to boards.