1950. First Printed. 252 pages. This is an ex-Library book. Illustrative jacket over red cloth. Brown library jacket stuck to boards. Expected library inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Stamps to free endpapers and pastedowns. Thumb-marking present. Grubby pages throughout. Noticeable creasing to gutter. Cracking to gutters, with exposed netting. Boards are presumed clean as library jacket is taped down. Unclipped jacket has heavy edgewear with some areas of loss, heavy tears, chips and, creasing. Notable tanning to spine. Visible rubbing to surfaces. Scuffing to all.