1949. First Edition Thus. 349 pages. Purple dust jacket over black cloth. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Thumb-marking present. Visible creasing to gutter. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Notable white marks and some water staining to front board. Clipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears and creasing. Loss to spine ends. Visible tanning to spine. Some scuffing to edges.