1952. First Edition. 208 pages. Blue pictorial dust jacket over yellow cloth. Book has a slight smoky odour overall. Pages are moderately tanned and thumbed at the edges. Endpapers and page edges are lightly foxed. Binding has remained firm. Rear endpaper stuck to pastedown. Noticeable water marks to top edge of text block, with stains to most pages. Text is not affected. Thumb-marking present throughout. Boards are a little rub worn with slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped and spine ends are a mildly crushed. Noticeable tanning to spine and edges. Book is slightly bowed and forward leaning. Unclipped jacket. Panels have heavy edge wear with chips, tears and creasing. Substantial area of loss to edges and spine. Visible black marks and water staining overall.