1952. First Edition. 285 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth boards with lettering. Black and white pictorial frontispiece and plates. Slight crinkling to gutters however binding remains firm. Pages are moderately tanned. Pen mark to front free endpaper. Label inscription to front free endpaper. Top edge textblock dyed blue. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Slight crushing to spine ends. Slight sunning to spine and edges. Lettering is bright and clear.