1949. First Edition. 692 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over black cloth with gilt lettering. Pages are lightly tanned with moderate foxing to endpapers and text block edges. Pen inscription to front free endpaper, with a few small nicks along text block edge. Minor dog-eared corners. Occasional thumb-marking present throughout. Boards have light shelf-wear with mild corner bumping and slight crushing to spine ends. Light tanning to spine and edges. Clipped jacket has moderate surface wear, with chips, tears and creasing to edges, corners and spine ends. Lightly tanned and foxed overall.