1957. No edition remarks. 740 pages. No dust jacket. Orange cloth covered boards with gilt. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing, mild to end-papers and text-block edges. Previous owner inscription to front paste down. Extensive inscription to rear paste-down and free end-paper. Binding remains reasonably firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Gilt lettering is darkened. Boards are marked with dusty cloth.