1955. First Edition. 1108 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Light dog-earring and tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Binding is noticeably loose but pages remain attached. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has light tanning with visible splitting and crushing to ends. Book has a slight forward lean.