1946. First Edition. 250 pages. Cream dust jacket over black cloth. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Thumb-marking present. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Noticeable creasing to gutter. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Some bumping to corners. Light tanning to spine and edges. Small marks to boards. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears and creasing. Loss to spine ends and edges. Visible tanning to spine. Notable rubbing to surfaces. Scuffing to edges.