1948. Reprinted. 1048 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Thumb-marking present. Notable annotations to rear pastedown and free endpaper. Some creasing to gutter. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Notable tanning to spine and edges. Light marks to boards. Binding is somewhat shaky, but pages remain intact.