1947. First Edition. 288 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over grey cloth. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout. Occasional thumb-marking present. Binding remains firm. Light foxing and brown marking to text-block edges. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Mild sunning to spine and edges. Book is slightly forward leaning. Clipped jacket has heavy edge wear with some areas of loss, heavy tears, chips and creasing. Scuffing and light marking overall. Loss to spine and edges.