1949. First Edition. 271 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Black cloth with gilt lettering. Clean pages. Minimal foxing and tanning to endpapers and page edges. Previous owner's name sticker to front paste down. Ex-library with usual stamps and markings. Moderate wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners, with sunning to spine and board edges. Notable scuffing, staining and marking to boards. Boots booklovers library sticker to front board. Small splits (approx. 1cm) to spine ends.