1948. First Published in GB. 318 pages. Blue dust jacket over blue cloth. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Heavier tanning to free endpapers. Noticeable creasing to gutter. Cracking to gutters, with exposed netting. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Light tanning to spine and edges. Textblock is shaky. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears and creasing. Visible tanning to spine. Some rubbing to surfaces. Scuffing to edges. Sticker to rear panel.