1944. First Edition. 184 pages. White dust jacket over red cloth. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout. Previous owner's pen inscription to front free endpaper. Occasional thumb-marking present. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Visible tanning to spine and edges. Minor crushing to spine ends. Book is slightly bowed and forward leaning. Unclipped jacket has moderate edge wear with chips, tears and creasing. Area of loss to front panel and spine. Water staining to bottom edge. Visible tanning to spine and edges. Dark rubbing and brown marking.