1944. First Edition. 228 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Blue cloth. Contains black and white illustrated frontispiece. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed, but text remains clear. Binding is slightly shaky, due to cracked front hinge, but all pages remain attached. Stamps to a couple pages throughout. Library paper remnants to front pastedown. Boards and spine have minimal shelf-wear, with mild corner bumping and crushing to ends. Spine is slightly sunned. Moderate rubbing and scuffing overall, with visible marking also. Book has a slight forward lean.