1949. First Edition Thus. 296 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Slight cracking to hinges, with exposed netting, pages remain attached. Moderate tanning to pages throughout. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Small tears and water staining to some page edges, text remains unaffected. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Light tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Light wear marks overall.