1949. No Edition Remarks. 729 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering. Moderate cracking to gutters, with exposed netting. Clean pages with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Pencil and pen markings to front free endpaper. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Gilt lettering is darkened. Minor splits to spine ends and corners causing cloth to be frayed. Visible wear and water marks to boards.