1957. First Edition. 392 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. Stuck down piece regarding book to front pastedown. Binding remains firm. Crinkling to pages at gutters. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning. Pencil inscription to front endpaper. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. There is bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Tanning to spine and edges. Gilt lettering is darkened. Book has a slight forward lean.