1949. First Edition Thus. 320 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Clean pages with mild tanning and foxing throughout. Tightly bound with faint thumb-marking throughout. Pencil inscription to front pastedown and rear endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Mild crushing to spine ends. Mild water stains and droplets to rear board. Notable bubbling to boards. Book has forward lean. Boards are mildly warped.