1955. Reprinted. 277 pages. No dust jacket. Pink cloth boards with gilt lettering. Introduction written by Roy Ridley. Slight crinkling to paper at gutter. Clean pages with noticeable tanning and foxing throughout. Tightly bound with faint thumb marking throughout. Heavier tanning to free endpapers. Pencil markings to half title page. Sticker stuck to front pastedown. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Slight crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is darkened. Visible wear marks to boards.