1949. Fifth impression. 1069 pages. No dust jacket. Black cloth covered boards with gilt. Pages are heavily tanned and foxed throughout. Some cracking to gutters with exposed netting. Binding loose. Dedication to front free endpaper. Boards have heavy shelf wear with bumping and fraying to corners and crushing and fraying to spine ends. All surfaces tanned and sunned, particularly spine. Gilt lettering to spine is slightly dulled. Some additional moderate marks and staining.