1946. No Edition Stated. 736 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. 1946 Vol 1. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Book has been rebound by library, with pen inscriptions to front pastedown. Notable tanning to endpapers and page edges. Pages have a distinct odour. Binding remains firm. Some annotations and marginalia to some pages. Noticeable tears to pages 291-296, affecting text. However it remains readable. Minor water drops to top text block edge. Text is unaffected. Mild wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners, with scuffing and marking to boards. Notable sunning to spine and board edges. Faint water staining overall. Book is slightly bowed and forward leaning.