1948. First Edition. 222 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over red cloth. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Cracking to hinges with exposed binding. 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, with scuffing and small splits. Unclipped jacket has heavy edge wear with some areas of loss, heavy tears, chips and creasing. Heavy splits to joints with pieces loose. Mild tanning to spine and edges. Scuffing to edges and spine.