1950. First Edition. 225 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over red cloth with black lettering. Contains black and white illustrations throughout. Pages are bright with light tanning and foxing to free endpapers and text block edges. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper, with a few small nicks and liquid drops along text block edge. Occasional thumb-marking present throughout. Boards have light shelf-wear with minor corner bumping and slight crushing to spine ends. Boards are subtly bowed. Faint sunning to spine. Unclipped jacket has light surface wear, with small tears and creasing to spine ends, edges and corners. Lightly tanned and foxed.