1950. First Printing. 136 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over black cloth. Binding remains firm. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Heavier to endpapers and pastedowns. Water staining to top edge of first and last few pages, text remains unaffected. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends causing fraying to cloth. Clipped jacket has heavy edgewear with areas of loss, heavy tears, chips, and creasing. Light tanning to edges. Paper worn away to flaps. Wear marks overall.