1953. First edition thus. 371 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt titles to spine. World's Classics. Edited by DeLancey Ferguson. Upper text block edge blue. Pages have slight foxing, tanning and minor thumbing. A few dog-eared corners. Pencil inscriptions to front endpaper. Faint creases to some pages. Boards have some moderate edge wear, with slight bumping to corners and minor bumping to spine ends. A ring mark to front.rear board. Spine is heavily sunned. Strips of sunning front and rear. Gilt is bright.