1972. First Edition. 255 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Binding remains firm. Pencil inscriptions to endpapers. Sticker to front pastedown. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Some fraying to cloth at spine ends. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean.