1944. First Edition. 248 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Ex-libris plate stuck to front pastedown. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Pen inscription to front free endpaper. Thumb-marking present. Notable creasing to gutter. Cracking to gutters, with exposed netting. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Light crushing to spine ends. Visible tanning to spine and edges. Dents to edges. Textblock is shaky.