1947. First Edition. 231 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Blue cloth. Boots library rebind with associated stickers and markings to pages and boards. Moderate tanning, with light foxing and marking to pages. Heavy tanning to text block edges, pastedowns and endpapers. Previous owner's inscriptions to ffep. Boards have moderate shelf wear, with rubbing and marking. Heavy bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends, causing cloth to fray. Book has noticeable forward lean. Boards are slightly bowed with sunning to spine.