1949. First Published. 228 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Green cloth with gilt lettering. Boots ex-library rebind with associated stickers and markings to pages and boards. Minor foxing and tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Moderate cracking and staining to gutters causing some looseness to binding but pages remain attached. Book is noticeably bowed and forward leaning with visible staining, sunning and scuffing overall. Spine has light tanning with soft crushing to ends. Gilt lettering is noticeably darkened.