First Edition of Golden Admiral by F. Van Wyck Mason. Copyright 1953. Published by Doubleday and Company, printed in the United States. Ex libris. In fair/poor condition. The dust jacket is in poor condition. The edges of the dust jacket are very worn and the plastic covering the dust jacket is torn in a number of places along the edges. There are four small pieces of tape on the book itself to hold the dust jacket to it. There is also a white stain along the top of the back cover under the dust jacket, likely from glue trying to keep the jacket in place. The book itself is in good/fair condition. There are some stamps and markings on the first few pages noting it as a former library book. The long pages edges are somewhat rough. The first page inside the front cover is slightly warped. The inner sides of the dust jacket were cut off and are glued to the third page of the book. No stains or tears inside. Hardcover, with dust jacket.