1944. First Edition. 184 pages. No dust jacket. Black cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Pages are lightly tanned throughout. Binding remains firm. Top text block edge slightly darkened. Faint pencil marks to rear pastedown. Boards have noticeable edge wear with corner bumping. Visible sunning to spine and edges with some crushing to spine ends. Small splits to spin ends causing cloth to be slightly frayed. White marks nd scratches to all surfaces. Ring mark to rear pastedown. Noticeable dent to top edge of rear board. Book has a slight forward lean. Gilt lettering to spine remains bright and clean.