1949. First Edition. 256 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth with gilt lettering. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Corners are creased in places. Water marks to page edges and corners. Boards are a little rub worn with slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped and spine ends are a mildly crushed. Book has a forward lean. Boards are bowed. Tanning to spine and edges.