1946. First Edition. 315 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth boards with lettering. Prize plate stuck to front pastedown. Slight crinkling to gutters however binding remains firm. Pages are heavily tanned with noticeable foxing to pastedowns and free endpapers. Top edge textblock dyed green. Boards have heavy edge-wear with bumping to corners, crushing to spine ends and rub wear all over. Heavy water and black and white wear marks to boards. Slight fraying to cloth at spine ends. Slight sunning to spine and edges. Book has a slight forward lean.