1953. First Edition. 220 pages. The Home University Library of Modern Knowledge No. 225. Orange dust jacket over charcoal cloth with silver lettering. Pages are lightly tanned with mild foxing to endpapers and text block edges. Former owner's inscription to front free endpaper, with a few small nicks and liquid drops along text block edge. Minor dog-eared corners. Boards have light shelf-wear with minor corner bumping and slight crushing to spine ends. Boards are subtly bowed. Unclipped jacket has light surface wear, with small tears and creasing to spine ends, edges and corners. Light tanning and water drops to spine.