1949. Reprinted. 289 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering. Pages are mostly clean overall, with moderate tanning throughout. Water staining to top text block edge. Text is unaffected. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Binding is firm. Boards have slight edge wear with corner bumping. Visible sunning to spine and edges with some crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is darkened. Faint white marks overall. Book has a slight forward lean.