1947. Reprint. 255 pages. Signed by the author. Illustrated dust jacket over yellow cloth. Authors signature to title page. Moderate tanning to pages with heavier foxing and tanning to pastedowns and endpapers. Pen inscriptions to front endpaper and heavier foxing and tanning to text block edges. Binding is loose. Boards have visible rubbing and noticeable bumping to corners. Fair crushing to spine ends. Clipped jacket with visible edge wear and rubbing. Front is detached from spine with splitting to joints and visible tearing to corners, edges and spine ends.