1948. This Edition. 273 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Green cloth with gilt lettering. Ex-library copy, with expected inserts and inscriptions. Black and white illustrated frontispiece. Light tanning to pages with minor creasing to gutters and hinges. Tanning heavier to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Binding is slightly loose. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild staining and scuffing overall. Spine has light tanning with noticeable crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean. Sticker to spine.