1945. First Edition. 211 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over black cloth with gilt lettering. Pages bright with some tanning and foxing, particularly to textblock edges and endpapers. Previous owner's name to front free endpaper. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate shelf wear with some bumping to corners and slight marking. Spine crushed top and bottom. Gilt lettering remains bright and clear. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with some creasing and chipping and mild rubbing and marking. Tanning to spine.