1952. First Edition. 254 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over red cloth. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Binding remains firm. Minor inscriptions to front endpapers. Boards have moderate shelf wear with mild bumping and fraying to corners and crushing and fraying to spine ends. Gilt lettering to spine is slightly dulled. Clipped jacket has heavy wear with large tears, chipping and creasing. Spine noticeably sunned.