1949. First Edition. 265 pages. Blue dust jacket over red cloth. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout, heavier to endpapers. Occasional thumb-marking present. Minor pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Jacket has been stuck to pastedowns. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Mild sunning to spine and edges. Unclipped jacket has moderate edge wear with chips, tears and creasing. Scuffed hole to spine. Mild sunning to spine and edges.