1947. First Edition. 239 pages. No dust jacket. Black cloth with gilt lettering. Mild brown staining to pages on occasion. Front endpaper missing. Minimal foxing and tanning to endpapers and page edges. Both hinges cracked with netting visible, thus the boards are slack. Mild wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners, with crushing to spine ends. Minor sunning to spine, with scuffing and marking to boards.