1953. 487 pages. Beige pictorial dust jacket over black cloth. Czech language copy. Pages are clean and bright with a firm binding. End papers and pages edges are lightly tanned and foxed. Boards are a little rub worn with some slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped and spine ends are a little crushed. Split to top of front board. The clipped dust jacket has heavy edge wear, with tears, chips and areas of loss. Front flap is almost detached. With some tanning to spine and edges.