1950. First Edition Thus. 250 pages. No dust jacket. Brown patterned paper covered boards with orange cloth spine. Gilt lettering. Clean pages with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Gilt lettering is darkened. Moderate sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Minor scuffing to edges and corners. Book has a slight forward lean. Visible wear marks to boards.