1945. First Edition. 264 pages. Beige dust jacket over green cloth. Laminated jacket. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Some creasing to gutter. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Light marks to boards. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears and creasing. Loss to spine ends. Noticeable tanning to spine.