1946. Second Edition. 286 pages. No dust jacket. Grey cloth. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Some annotations and marginalia to pages throughout. Visible creasing to gutter. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Small splits to spine ends. Water staining to boards.