1955. First Edition. 483 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth covered boards with black cloth to spine. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed, but text remains clear. Binding is firm. Pencil inscriptions to front free endpaper, and a couple pages near rear of textblock. Deckled edges. Boards have heavy shelf-wear, with visible corner bumping and noticeable scuffing to edges. Visibly crushed and moderately split spine ends. Heavy rubbing and scuffing overall, with visible marking also. Visible dent to rear board. Book has a slight forward lean. Label to tail of spine.