1966. First Edition Thus. 315 pages. No dust jacket. Purple cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. Binding remains firm. Crinkling to pages at gutters. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning. Thumb marking present. Occasional foxing. Front endpaper is missing and hinge is cracked slightly. Heavier tanning to first title page. 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 bright and clear. Boards are bowed. Book has a slight forward lean.