1947. No Edition Remarks. 979 pages. No dust jacket. Black cloth. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Thumb-marking present. Visible creasing to gutter. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Light tanning to spine and edges. White marks to boards. Binding is visible shaky, but pages remain intact.