1942. First Printing. 280 pages. No dust jacket. Black cloth. Minor staining, foxing and tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Light cracking and staining to gutters but binding remains firm. Pen inscription to front free endpaper. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild sunning, staining and scuffing overall. Spine has heavier sunning with soft fraying and crushing to ends. Book has a slight forward lean.