1954. This Edition. 256 pages. Blue dust jacket over green cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. Introduction by Frank Wells. Expected library inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Binding remains firm. Crinkling to gutters. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. There is bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Tanning to spine and edges. Gilt lettering is darkened. Boards are bowed. Unclipped jacket has heavy edge wear with some areas of loss to front, heavy chips, tears and creasing. Tanning to spine and edges.