1954. First Edition. 384 pages. Illustrative jacket over black cloth. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Heavier tanning to front and rear free endpapers and pastedowns. Notable creasing to gutter. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Light bumping to corners. Soft crushing to spine ends. Slight ring mark to front board. Textblock is shaky. Book has a minor forward lean. Unclipped jacket has light edgewear with tears and creasing. Heavy tanning to spine and edges.