1948. Ninth Impression. 188 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt letting to spine. Pages are lightly tanned with foxing to endpapers and text block edges. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper and paste-down, with a few small nicks and rub marks along text block edge. Gutters are slightly cracked with binding exposed. Binding remains firm. Boards have light shelf-wear with slight corner bumping and crushing to spine ends. Heavy tanning to spine and edges, with visible crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is darkened.