1948. First Edition. 253 pages. Beige dust jacket over beige cloth. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Previous owner's inscription and sticker to front endpaper. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Notable crushing to spine ends. Light tanning to spine and edges. Splits to spine ends. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears and creasing. Notable rubbing to surfaces. Visible tanning to spine.