1946. First Edition. 225 pages. No dust jacket. Black cloth with lettering. Moderate tanning, with light foxing and marking to pages. Some rub-marking and tanning to pastedowns and endpapers with inscriptions to front. Cracking to rear hinge, with exposed netting. Boards have moderate shelf wear, with rubbing and marking. Light bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Binding remains firm. Boards are slightly bowed.