1951. Reprinted. 534 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Minor foxing and noticeable tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Hinges are lightly cracked and torn but boards remain firmly attached. Some overall looseness to binding but pages remain attached. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with prominent denting, tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has heavier tanning with soft fraying and crushing to ends. Gilt lettering is noticeably darkened. Book has a slight forward lean.