1948. First Edition. 511 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over blue cloth boards with gilt lettering. Slight crinkling to paper at gutter. Clean pages with light tanning and foxing to text block edges. Binding is firm throughout with minor thumb-marking. Heavier tanning to free endpapers. Pen markings to front free endpaper. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Slight crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is darkened. Moderate sunning to spine and edges. Minor wear marks to boards. Unclipped Jacket. Panels and spine have light edgewear with tears and creases. Moderate tanning to flaps, panels and spine.