1947. First American Editi. 207 pages. No dust jacket. Signed by the author. Beige and red cloth. Volume I. Flat signed by author to front free endpaper. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Thumb-marking present. Notable creasing to gutter. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Visible crushing to spine ends. Dents to edges. Notable tanning to spine and edges. Textblock is shaky.