1950. No Edition Remarks. 448 pages. No dust jacket. Signed by the author. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering. Signed by the author with dedication to Mr and Mrs King on half title page. Hinges are slightly cracked with exposed netting. Clean pages with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. Moderate tanning to half title page and last page textblock. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Gilt lettering is darkened. Moderate sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Visible wear marks to boards. Book has a slight forward lean.