1950. First Edition. 416 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering. Black and white illustrated frontispiece. Ex-library copy, with expected inserts and inscriptions. Hinges are slightly cracked with exposed netting. Clean pages with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Minor wear marks to boards.