1950. First Edition. 248 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over red cloth. Contains black and white plates throughout. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Thumb-marking present. Notable creasing to gutter. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Visible tanning to spine and edges. Small marks to boards. Textblock is shaky. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears and creasing. Loss to spine ends. Visible tanning to spine. Noticeable rubbing to surfaces.