1952. Universal Book Club Edition. 295 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over red cloth. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout. Occasional thumb-marking present. Faint brown marking to a few pages, text is not affected. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Mild tanning to spine and edges. Book is slightly bowed and forward leaning. Unclipped jacket has heavy edge wear with heavy tears, chips and creasing. Mild rubbing and marking to surfaces, with scuffing to edges and splits to joints. Tape to spine. Light tanning to spine.