1953. 283 pages. Signed by the author. Yellow jacket over red cloth. Signed by the Author and dedicated. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn with slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are a mildly crushed, with large splits and chips. The unclipped dust jacket has heavy edge wear, with tears, chips and areas of loss. Tanning to spine and edges.