1946. First Edition. 248 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Black and white frontispiece. Water staining to rear pastedown & frontispiece. Severe cracking to front pastedown causing board to come away from text block. FEP removed with scuffing & loss to pastedown. Pages are mildly tanned with noticeable foxing to endpapers & paste downs. Binding remains firm. Water staining to top edge of text block. Book has a slight forward lean. Boards have mild edge-wear with bumping to corners. Visible tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket. Panels have moderate edge wear with chips, tears, and creasing. Water staining present to all surfaces.