1947. 9th edition. 167 pages. No dust jacket. Grey boards. Includes work by various writers. Pages have slight foxing, tanning and minor thumbing. Previous owner's inscription to front endpaper and both pastedowns. Lots of ticking to contents and list of other titles. Boards have some moderate edge wear, with slight bumping to corners and minor bumping to spine ends. Spine is heavily sunned. Strips of intense sunning front and rear. Book has a slight forward lean.