1949. First Edition. 355 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Slight loss to bottom of front free endpaper. Minor foxing and tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Binding remains firm. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has heavier tanning with soft crushing to ends. Book has a slight forward lean.