1951. First Edition. 899 pages. No dust jacket. Grey cloth. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Visible creasing and folding to half title page. Thumb-marking present. Visible creasing to gutter. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Light bumping to corners. Moderate crushing to spine ends. Notable tanning to spine and edges. Water staining to front and rear boards. White marks to boards. Textblock is shaky.