1949. Fourth Impression. 928 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth covered boards. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Minor pencil marking and damp staining to prelims. Hinges are cracked with exposed netting. Some occasional mild cracking to gutters throughout, binding is shaky. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Sunning to spine. Gilt lettering has become dull. Boards have minor damp and dust stains. Book has a slight forward lean.