1945. Third Edition Reprint. 529 pages. No dust jacket. Black embossed cloth with faded gilt lettering to spine. Pages are lightly tanned with mild foxing to endpapers and text block edges. Former owner's inscription to front free endpaper, with a retail sticker to paste-down. Minor dog-eared corners, with a few small nicks along text block edge. Slight cracking to gutters with exposed netting. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with mild bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Light tanning to spine and edges, with visible crushing to spine ends. Boards are subtly bowed. Price stickers on rear board. Slight bubbling to front board.