1948. Reprinted. 310 pages. Grey dust jacket over blue cloth with gilt lettering. Annotation on various pages. Pages are bright, with light tanning to text block edges. Former owner's inscription to front free endpaper, with pencil inscription to paste-down. Mild cracking to gutters with exposed netting. Binding remains firm. Occasional thumb-marking present throughout, with a few water drops along text block edge. Boards have light shelf-wear with slight corner bumping and crushing to spine ends. Book has a mild forward lean. Unclipped jacket has heavy surface wear, with some areas of loss, heavy tears, chips and creasing to spine, corners and edges. Heavily tanned, with water drops down spine. Pencil marks on rear panel.