1947. First Published. 653 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over black cloth with gilt lettering. Rough-cut pages. Minor thumb marking, foxing and moderate tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate corner bumping and edge-wear with mild sunning and scuffing overall. Spine has similar sunning with soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean. Unclipped dust jacket with moderate rubbing, chipping and tearing to edges. Moderate tanning and scuffing overall.