1950. First Edition Thus. 413 pages. Illustrative jacket over blue cloth. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Thumb-marking present. Noticeable creasing to gutter. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Noticeable tanning to spine and edges. Brown marks overall. Textblock is shaky. Clipped jacket has heavy edgewear with notable areas of loss, heavy tears, chips and, creasing. Front flap is removed but still present. Visible tanning to spine. Noticeable scuffing to edges.