1946. First Edition. 224 pages. Illustrative jacket over orange cloth. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Thumb-marking present. Noticeable creasing to gutter. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Light tanning to spine and edges. Marks to boards. Textblock is shaky. Book has a visible forward lean. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears and creasing. Loss to spine ends. Notable tanning to spine. Visible rubbing to surfaces.