1949. First Published. 255 pages. No dust jacket. Signed by the author. Green cloth. Signed by the author with dedication to title page. Moderate tanning to pages. Much more prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Pen inscription to front free endpaper. Light cracking and creasing to gutter; slight looseness to binding but pages remain attached. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild staining, tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has minor tanning with soft crushing to ends. Book has a slight forward lean.