1950. First Edition. 246 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with silver lettering. Slight cracking to hinges with exposed netting, pages slightly loose. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout, heavier to first and last few pages. Water staining to top edge of first and last few pages, text remains unaffected. Previous owner's inscriptions to front pastedown and endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Wear marks overall.