1950. First UK Edition. 190 pages. No dust jacket. Black paper-covered boards. Pages are lightly tanned with mild foxing to endpapers and text block edges. Minor dog-eared corners, with a few small nicks and rub marks along text block edge. Pencil inscription to front paste-down. Occasional thumb-marking present throughout. Boards have heavy shelf-wear with notable bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Light tanning to spine and edges, with visible crushing and chipping to spine ends. Reading creases down spine. Book has a pronounced forward lean and slight bow.