1948. First Edition Thus. 169 pages. Grey and blue dust jacket over blue cloth. Black and white illustrated frontispiece with two plates through book. Binding remains firm. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Heavier to endpapers and pastedowns. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Light tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Wear marks overall. Unclipped jacket has heavy edgewear with areas of loss, heavy tears, chips, and creasing. Medium tanning to spine and edges. Staining to rear panel. Wear marks and foxing overall.