1949. First Edition Thus. 447 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over green cloth covered boards. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing. End papers are more notably tanned. Some occasional mild cracking to gutters throughout, binding remains reasonably firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Unclipped jacket has heavy edge-wear with some areas of loss, heavy tears, chips and creasing.