1953. No Edition Remarks. 608 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Thumb-marking present. Notable creasing to gutter. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Visible bumping to corners. Noticeable crushing to spine ends. Notable tanning to spine and edges. White marks to boards. Textblock is shaky.