1948. 612 pages. No dust jacket. Patterned cloth. Moderate tanning, with light foxing and marking to pages. Light cracking to gutter at page 272, with exposed netting. Heavy tanning to text block edges. Cracking to hinges, causing boards to be loose. Some rub-marking and tanning to pastedowns and endpapers. Boards have moderate shelf wear, with rubbing and marking. Light bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Book has noticeable forward lean. Boards are slightly bowed and tanned.