1944. First Edition. 451 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Slight cracking to hinges, with exposed netting, pages remain attached. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Small tear to top corner of rear free endpaper. Water staining to some pages, text remains unaffected. Previous owner's inscriptions and sticker to front pastedown and endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Light sunning and marking to both boards.