1946. First Edition. 635 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Signed with dedication from the author on front free endpaper. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate shelf wear with mild bumping and fraying to corners and crushing and fraying to spine ends. Some mild marks and staining to surfaces. Unclipped jacket has heavy edge wear with tears, chipping and creasing. Some rubbing and marking to surfaces. Some tanning and foxing.