1948. First Edition. 416 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Red cloth boards with lettering. Boots library rebind with associated stickers and markings to pages and boards. Clean pages with noticeable tanning and foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Pencil markings to front free endpaper. Minor red staining to front pastedown and free endpaper. Binding is slightly loose. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Lettering is darkened. Book has a slight forward lean. Visible wear marks to boards.