1950. First Edition Thus. 274 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth boards with black lettering to spine. Boots sticker to front. Translated by Geoffrey Sainsbury. Binding remains firm. Crinkling to gutters. Pages are moderately tanned throughout. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. There is bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Tanning to spine and edges. Lettering is darkened. Book has a slight forward lean. Stains to front board.