1952. Fourth impression. 360 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over black cloth. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate shelf wear with mild bumping and fraying to corners and crushing and fraying to spine ends. Some mild marks and staining to surfaces. Clipped jacket has heavy wear with tears, chipping and creasing. Some rubbing and marking to surfaces.