1944. First Edition. 196 pages. Cream dust jacket over black cloth. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Thumb-marking present. Pencil inscription to rear free endpaper. Visible creasing to gutter. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft bumping to corners. Light crushing to spine ends. Visible tanning to spine and edges. White marks and scratches to boards. Textblock is shaky. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears and creasing. Loss to spine ends. Notable tanning to spine. Light rubbing to surfaces.