1950. First Edition. 444 pages. Dust jacket over brown cloth. Binding remains firm. Moderate foxing to pages throughout, heavier to first and last few pages and text block edges. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper with top corner cut out. Top edge of text block dyed red. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Staining to spine and top edge of rear board. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears, and creasing. Heavy tanning overall, severe to spine. Wear marks overall. Ink stain to bottom edge of front panel.