1947. First Edition. 979 pages. No dust jacket. Black cloth. Rough-cut pages. Minor thumb marking and tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Light cracking and staining to gutters but binding remains firm. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild sunning and scuffing overall. Spine has heavier sunning with soft crushing to ends. Book has a slight forward lean.