1953. This Edition. 478 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over blue cloth boards. Gilt lettering. Black and white illustrated frontispiece. Prize plate stuck to front free endpaper. Clean pages with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. Top textblock edge dyed blue. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Gilt lettering is darkened. Minor wear marks to boards. Unclipped jacket. Panels and spine have light edgewear with tears and creases. Minor sunning to spine. Jacket is in removable plastic cover.