1950. First Edition Thus. 424 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over blue cloth boards. Gilt lettering. Clean pages with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. Moderate tanning to free endpapers due to dust jacket flaps. Pencil markings to front free endpaper. Top textblock edge dyed blue. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Gilt lettering is darkened. Unclipped jacket. Panels and spine have light edgewear with tears and creases. Price sticker to panel. Visible wear and tanning marks to spine and panels.