1951. New Impression. 482 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper and pastedown. Noticeable creasing to gutter. Cracking to gutters, with exposed netting. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Visible tanning to spine and edges. White marks to boards. Textblock is shaky.