1946. First Edition. 165 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Red cloth. Expected library inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Book has either been rebound or text-block has been reattached to binding. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Occasional thumb-marking present. Brown staining to pages. Cracking to hinges with exposed binding. Red water staining to top edges of pages. Scuffed paper remnants to front pastedown. Purple pencil marking to rear endpaper. Boards have moderate edge wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Crushing to spine ends with small splits and fraying to cloth. Moderate tanning to spine and edges. Dark rubbed marking overall. White pen marking to spine.