1948. First Edition Thus. 416 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over brown cloth. Edited by Norman Marshall. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout. Slight cracking to gutters of a few pages. Light thumb-marking present. Minor pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Book is slightly forward leaning. Light sunning to spine and edges. Unclipped jacket has moderate edge wear with chips, tears and creasing. Scuffing and light marking overall. Moderate tanning to spine and edges.