1946. First Published. 288 pages. Green dust jacket over purple cloth. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Minor dog-eared corners. Thumb-marking present. Visible creasing to gutter. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Light crushing to spine ends. Some tanning to spine and edges. White marks and scratches to boards. Textblock is shaky. Book has a slight forward lean. Clipped jacket has heavy edgewear with some areas of loss, heavy tears, chips and, creasing. Light tanning to spine. Visible rubbing to surfaces.