1951. First Edition. 314 pages. No dust jacket. First published in this edition 1951. Leather covered boards with small gilt decoration to front board and gilt lettering to spine. Short pen and pencil inscription to front endpaper. Minor tanning throughout. Text remains bright and clear. Moderate foxing to text block edges and opening and closing pages. Binding remains firm. General rub wear to boards. Spine is heavily sunned with faded gilt lettering. Top of rear board is also sunned. Minor edge wear with some crushing to spine ends and bumping to corners.