1946. First Edition. 450 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Pages are lightly tanned. Mild cracking to gutters, however binding remains firm. Visible thumb-marking present. Pencil inscription to front endpaper and rear pastedown. Moderate droplet staining to text block edges. Boards have light edgewear with corner crushing and notable marking to boards. Mild tanning to board edges and spine, which has mild crushing to ends. Large water stains to boards.