1948. First Edition. 224 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with gilt titles to spine. Gift inscription from T C Riddell, son of the author. Pages have slight foxing, tanning and minor thumbing. Previous owner's inscription to front endpaper. Text block edges more strongly foxed. Boards have some edge wear, with moderate bumping and fraying to corners, while spine ends are slightly crushed. Mottled and dusty to front. Faint water stains to upper rear. Gilt is dulled and worn. Book has a pronounced forward lean.