1947. First Edition. 160 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Occasional thumb-marking present. Faint scuffed dark marking to a few pages, text is not affected. Cracking to rear hinge with exposed binding, causing board to be slightly loose. Binding is slightly shaky. Boards have heavy edge wear with bumping to corners and rub wear all over. Book is notably bowed and forward leaning. Prominent scuffing and pale marking to boards. Notable water staining to surfaces causing scuffed discolouration to cloth. Heavy tanning to spine and edges. Moderate splits to joints with fraying to cloth.