1946. First Edition. 276 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over blue cloth boards with lettering. Slight crinkling to gutters however binding remains firm. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Heavier tanning to free endpapers. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Slight crushing to spine ends. Minor wear marks to boards. Lettering is bright and clear. Unclipped jacket. Panels and spine has light edgewear with tears and creasing. Minor loss to spine. Moderate water mark to front panel. Heavy tanning throughout dust jacket.