1957. First Edition. 284 pages. No dust jacket. Yellow cloth. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper and reverse side of frontispiece. Light marking to text-block edges. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge wear with slight dark rubbing to surfaces. Crushing to spine ends with small split to front joint. Visible brown marking and water staining to boards. Slight tanning to spine and edges. Book is slightly bowed and forward leaning.