1945. First Edition. 536 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Stamped with the name of James Cran, Conservative MP for Beverley. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout. Stamped marking to pastedowns. Binding is slightly shaky. Boards have moderate edge wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Crushing to spine ends with small splits and fraying to cloth. Light tanning to spine and edges. Scuffing and light marking overall. Book is forward leaning.