1944. Copyright Edition. 312 pages. No dust jacket. Cream cloth with gilt titles to spine. Pages have slight foxing, tanning and minor thumbing. Faint creases to some pages. Occasional marginal stains and marks. Slight stamping to final few pages, not affecting text. Boards have some edge wear, with slight bumping and fraying to corners, while spine ends are very crushed and rubbed. Slightly scratched, rubbed and marked overall. Frayed dent to rear joint. Boards heavily rubbed and marked overall with various liquid stains. Book has a moderate forward lean. Gilt is bright.