UP FOR AUCTION IS THIS ASTONISHING, #26, AUGUST 1953, IN 5.0 VG/FN CONDITION. THE BOOK IS COMPLETE AND HAS GREAT COLOR STILL ON THE COVERS AND ON THE STILL-SUPPLE, ONLY OFF-WHITE/LT. CREAM COLORED PAGES. THE SPINE HAS VERY SLIGHT ROLL AND IS MARKED WITH ONLY MINOR EDGE WEAR, SOME MINOR CREASING, AND VERY MINOR SPLITS/TEARS, MAINLY AT THE STAPLES. THE FRONT COVER IS DETACHED AT THE BOTTOM STAPLE, BUT STILL ATTACHED TO THE REAR COVER. BOTH COVERS HAVE SMALL TEARS 1/16"-1/8", AT THE TOP STAPLE. THE REAR COVER IS STILL ATTACHED AT THE BOTTOM STAPLE WITH 1/16"-1/8" TEARS AT THE STAPLE.THE INTERIOR PAGES ARE WELL-ATTACHED.  THE COVERS HAVE A 1" SPLIT BETWEEN THEM AT THE SPINE BOTTOM. THERE IS A CREASE AT THE TOP LEFT FRONT COVER NEAR THE SPINE, WHICH TRANSPOSES TO THE FIRST 8 PAGES. THERE IS A SLIGHT CREASE AT THE BOTTOM STAPLE, WHICH TRANSPOSES TO THE FIRST 6 PAGES. THERE IS A  3/16" TEAR ON THE RIGHT SIDE FRONT COVER NEAR THE MAN LOOKING OUT HIS WINDOW. ALSO, THERE IS A CREASE RUNNING DOWN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER OF FRONT COVER. THERE IS A CREASE RUNNING DOWN THE FRONT COVER FROM THE TOP ON THE "O" IN "TERROR" TO THE BOTTOM OF THE BOOK. THE MIDDLE OF THE FRONT COVER OPEN END HAS A SERIES OF SMALL CREASES FROM READERS. THE BOTTOM RIGHT FRONT COVER HAS A SMALL CREASE. THERE IS SLIGHT EDGE WEAR ON THE FRONT COVER, MAINLY ON THE OPEN END. THE REAR COVER HAS SLIGHT EDGE WEAR AS WELL, NEAR THIS SAME LOCATION, OPEN END, AS WELL AS SOME SLIGHT CREASING. ALSO, THERE IS MINOR EDGE WEAR AT THE TOP OF THE REAR COVER. THE CORNERS HAVE SOME BLUNTING, AND THERE IS SOME DISCOLORATION AND FOXING THROUGHOUT, MAINLY ON THE COVERS. ASIDE FROM THE MINOR RIPS  AND TEARS/SPLITS LISTED, THERE ARE NO MAJOR TEARS OR CHUNKS MISSING ON THIS BOOK! IT IS TOO BAD THAT THE AFOREMENTIONED DEFECTS ARE PRESENT ON THE COVERS, AS THE INTERIOR PAGES ARE BEAUTIFUL! BID NOW ON THIS BEAUTIFUL BOOK! THANK YOU.