1946. First Edition. 280 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Mottled mould to front board. Pages are lightly tanned with mild foxing to endpapers and text block edges. Former owner's name and pencil inscription to front free endpaper and paste-down, with rubbing and a few small nicks along text block edge. Ink drop on page 79. Mild cracking to hinge and gutters, with exposed netting. Binding remains firm. Occasional annotation present throughout. Boards have light shelf-wear with mild corner bumping and slight crushing to spine ends. Book has a subtle forward lean. Faint tanning to spine, with mottled mould to front board.