1956. First Edition. 278 pages. No dust jacket. Quarter bound black cloth with red cloth covered boards. Gilt lettering to spine. Binding remains firm. Crinkling to pages at gutters. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning. Previous owner's inscription to back endpaper. 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. Lettering is bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean.