1946. First Edition. 446 pages. No dust jacket. Signed by the author. Blue cloth. Author's signature to half title page. Moderate tanning, with light foxing and marking to pages. Heavy tanning to text block edges, pastedowns and endpapers with inscriptions to front. Boards have moderate shelf wear, with rubbing and marking. Heavy bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Book has noticeable forward lean. Boards are slightly bowed and tanned. Some dents around edges.