1948. First Edition Thus. 469 pages. No dust jacket. Orange cloth. Clean pages with mild tanning throughout. Tightly bound with mild thumb-marking throughout. Previous owner's inscription to front endpaper. Stamp to rear pastedown. Boards have mild edgewear with corner crushing and mild marking to boards. Heavy tanning to board edges and spine, which has mild crushing to ends. Book has forward lean. Moderate water stains to surfaces.