1948. First Edition Thus. 374 pages. No dust jacket. Paper covered boards with black cloth to spine. Clean pages with mild tanning and foxing throughout. Tightly bound with faint thumb-marking throughout. Pencil inscription to front endpaper. Minor cracking to gutter by rear endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Mild scuffing to edges. Moderate water stains to spine. Mild crushing to spine ends. Mild warping to front board.