1946. Fourth Impression. 669 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Heavier tanning to endpapers. Prize plate to front pastedown. Water staining to some pages, including text block edges. Binding remains firm. Boards have heavy edge-wear with bumping to corners, crushing to spine ends and rub wear all over. Major fraying to cloth with some loss at spine ends. Water staining to boards.