1950. Reprinted. 219 pages. No dust jacket. Black cloth with silver gilt lettering to spine. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Pages remain bright with minimal tanning. Brown stains to bottom of some pages. Binding is slightly shaky , however pages remain attached. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. White marks present. Book has a slight forward lean. Visible crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is bright and clear to spine.