1947. First Published in GB. 251 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Moderate foxing and tanning to pages; more prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Binding remains firm. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with visible scuffing and staining overall. Spine has moderate tanning with soft crushing to ends. Lettering is faded. Book has a slight forward lean.