1956. No edition remarks. 620 pages. No dust jacket. Light blue decorated cloth. Binding remains reasonably firm with some minor cracking throughout. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing, heavier to end-papers and paste-downs. Previous owner's inscription to front free end-paper. Stain to rear paste-down. Heavier tanning & foxing to text block edges. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Further marking to both boards. Sunning to spine with additional dust marking. Mild crushing to spine ends. Minor fraying to cloth at spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean.