1947. Third printing. 479 pages. Signed by the author. Illustrated jacket over yellow cloth Signed by the author to front endpaper, with inscription "for Mr Harvey with best wishes from the author". Pages have slight foxing, tanning and minor thumbing. Pencil inscriptions and post it note to front endpaper. Text block edges very dusty. Boards have some moderate edge wear, with slight bumping to corners and minor bumping to spine ends. Split starting to lower front joint. Book has a moderate forward lean. Unclipped jacket has some edgewear with chips, tears and creasing. Some water staining to rear. Jacket is rather rubbed and marked overall.